Pipiza

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Pipiza is a genus of hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Most are dark hoverflies.[3][4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
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Pipiza
Pipiza quadrimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Pipizinae
Genus: Pipiza
Fallén, 1810
Type species
Musca noctiluca
Synonyms[1]
  • Nycteria Swinderen, 1822
  • Cryptopipiza Mutin, 1998[2]
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Biology

Larvae are feeders on gall forming aphids.[3]

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