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Simosyrphus grandicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Simosyrphus
Species:	S. grandicornis
Binomial name
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Macquart, 1842)
Synonyms
Metasyrphus fasciatus Shiraki, 1963 Syrphus australiensis Goot, 1964 Syrphus corollae vitiensis Bezzi, 1928 Syrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842 Syrphus huttoni Goot, 1964 Syrphus melanurus Bigot, 1884 Syrphus obesus Hutton, 1901 Syrphus pusillus Macquart, 1847 Syrphus sydneyensis Macquart, 1846

Simosyrphus grandicornis is an Australasian species of hoverfly, and is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside Melangyna viridiceps. It has been introduced to a number of Polynesian Islands and Hawaii.

References

1. E. Soleyman-Nezhadiyan & R. Laughlin (1998). "Voracity of larvae, rate of development in eggs, larvae and pupae, and flight seasons of adults of the hoverflies Melangyna viridiceps Macquart and Symosyrphus grandicornis Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 37 (3): 243–248. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01578.x.
2. Starr, Forest; Starr, Kim (2007). "Insects of Hawaii - Simosyrphus grandicornis". Hawaiian: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR). Retrieved June 2, 2009.

External links

• Simosyrphus grandicornis on CSIRO website

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