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Identification

Copyright Ron Hemberger

Robust body with densely haired eyes and strongly swollen bright to pale yellow face. Also, oval, flattened abdomen with paired pale yellow abdominal spots on 2- 5 abdominal tergites (Vockeroth 1992). Length: 11.1-15.7 mm (Vockeroth 1992)

Biology

They are multivoltine (Vockeroth 1992). Larvae of Scaeva pyrastri feed on aphids (Family: Aphididae) (Vockeroth 1992).

Distribution

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Alaska, Canada, South to Arizona, Arkansas, Europe, Asia, North Africa (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 Scaeva Species Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonym(s)

Musca pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva affinis Say, 1823
Scaeva unicolor Curtis, 1834

Common name(s)


No common name