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Eupeodes fumipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Eupeodes
Species:	E. fumipennis
Binomial name
Eupeodes fumipennis (Thomson, 1869)
Synonyms
Syrphus fumipennis Thomson, 1869 Syrphus venablesi Curran, 1929

Eupeodes fumipennis, the western aphideater, is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae. As the common name implies, larvae prey on plant-sucking insects, primarily aphids.

Like other members of the family, adults often hover over the plants they visit.

• Female hovering

References

1. ^ "Eupeodes fumipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Eupeodes fumipennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Eupeodes fumipennis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Hogg, Brian N.; Nelson, Erik H.; Mills, Nicholas J.; Daane, Kent (November 2011). "Floral resources enhance aphid suppression by the hoverfly Eupeodes fumipennis". Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2011. ResearchGate.

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