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
Alaska, Canada, South to California, Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Europe, Asia (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 Syrphus
Species
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822