Epistrophe grossulariae
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| Epistrophe grossulariae | |
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| Epistrophe grossulariae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Epistrophe |
| Species: | E. grossulariae |
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| Epistrophe grossulariae (Meigen, 1822) | |
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Epistrophe grossulariae is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.[1][2][3]
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 9-12·25 mm. Thorax dull greenish. Tergite 4 with entire yellow band. At least anterior femora dark at base, sometimes hind also. Frons black above lunule and at least half black-haired. Female has a bronzy-green area on upper part of frons. Yellow bands on tergites 3 and 4 straight. Tergite 5 with black band.
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[6][7] Male genitalia are figured by Hippa (1968) .[8]
The larva is illustrated by Rotheray (1993) [9]
