Sphaerophoria scripta
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| Sphaerophoria scripta | |
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| Sphaerophoria scripta, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerophoria |
| Species: | S. scripta |
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| Sphaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Sphaerophoria scripta is a European species of hoverfly.[1] They can complete a full life cycle in as little as sixteen days (egg to egg-laying adult), and a maximum of nine generations may occur in a single year.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
- ^ "Hoverflies". http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/hoverflies.html. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
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