Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)
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Identification
Face with dark brown to black medial stripe, two narrow parallel yellow strips and two broader oval sublateral yellow markings on the 4th and 5th terga.
They are very similar to Allograpta oblique but have black katepimeron and black anterior anepisternum rather than yellow (Vockeroth 1992).
Biology
Allograpta exotica feeds on aphids (Vockeroth 1992).
Distribution
Allograpta exotica is a common Neotropical species but does not occur in Canada (Vockeroth, J.R. 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 Allograpta
Species
Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)