Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822
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Identification
Yellow face with bare eyes, posteriorly curved complete yellow bands of 3rd and 4th targa, wing membrane with bare areas and hind
femur black on about basal two-thirds (Vockeroth 1992).
Syrphus vitripennis
can be confused with
S. ribesii
(Source:
Entomology collection (E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum)
)
Length: 7.6-ll.4 mm (Vockeroth 1992)
Biology
Larvae of Syrphus vitripennis feed on several species of aphids (Láska and Starý, 1980).
Distribution