Dideopsis aegrota
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| Dideopsis aegrota | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Dideopsis |
| Species: | D. aegrota |
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| Dideopsis aegrota (Fabricius, 1805) | |
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Dideopsis aegrota is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae. It is found in South Korea, China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal,[1] as well as eastern Australia.[2][3][4]
Larvae of this species feed on aphids, and consume about 400 in their life.[5][6]
