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Syritta pipiens
Species of fly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syritta pipiens, sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, is one of the most common species in the insect family Syrphidae. This fly originates from Europe and is currently distributed across Eurasia and North America.[5] They are fast and nimble fliers, and their larvae are found in wet, rotting organic matter such as garden compost, manure, and silage.[6][7] The species is also commonly found in human-created environments such as most farmland, gardens, and urban parks, wherever there are flowers.[8] This species is an important part of its native ecosystem as adult Syritta pipiens flies are critical pollinators for a variety of flowering plants and the species supports parasitism by various parasitic wasp species.[9] Thus, they play an important role in environmental functionality, and can serve as bio-indicators, in which their abundance can reflect the health of the environment.[10] Syritta pipiens looks like many predatory hoverfly species, yet is not predatory.[11]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Milesiini |
Genus: | Syritta |
Species: | S. pipiens |
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