Eupeodes lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
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Identification
Broader semicircular dark line in frons, 3rd and 4th abdominal tergites with pair of well-separated yellow spots (Vockeroth 1992).
Length: 8.3-14.1 mm (Vockeroth 1992)
Biology
Larvae of Eupeodes lapponicus feed on several species of aphids (Láska and Starý 1980).
Distribution
Alaska, Canada, Greenland, South to California, Mexico, Kentucky, and Virginia; Europe; Asia (Vockeroth 1992).
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Subclass Pterygota
Infraclass Neoptera
Order Diptera
Suborder Brachycera
Infraorder Muscomorpha
Family Syrphidae
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Eupeodes
Species
Eupeodes lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Scaeva lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus agnon Walker, 1849
Syrphus alcidice Walker, 1849
Syrphus arcucinctus Walker, 1849
Syrphus marginatus Jones, 1917