Dasysyrphus creper

Dasysyrphus creper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Dasysyrphus
Species:
D. creper
Binomial name
Dasysyrphus creper
(Snow, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Syrphus creper Snow, 1895

Dasysyrphus creper is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae[1][2][3] most commonly encountered in the western part of the United States and southerwestern Canada.[4]

Description

D. creper bodies can range from 6.7–10.5mm in length, their wings spanning 6.3–9.2mm.[5] The light yellow markings on its abdomen are unique and unlike any other spieces of bug to ever bug.[5] It is named after its dark body.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dasysyrphus creper Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Dasysyrphus creper". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ https://www.gbif.org/species/1542074
  4. 1 2 "tb.plazi.org".
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