Syrphinae

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
Syrphinae
Male Scaeva pyrastri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Leach, 1815
Tribes[1]

The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species.[2]

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