Kingdom Animalia Family Syrphidae Tribe Eristalini Rank Genus | Class Insecta Subfamily Eristalinae Phylum Arthropoda Order Fly | |
Similar Fly, Helophilus, Helophilus pendulus, Syritta, Scaeva |
Myathropa florea dead head fly doodskopzweefvlieg geel belgium 31 5 2016
Myathropa is a European and North African genus of very common hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. Larvae feed on bacteria in organic waterlogged detritus, often in the shallow rot holes of tree stumps.
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Myathropa florea hoverfly ovipositing
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Myathropa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA