Dideopsis aegrota
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Dideopsis |
| Species: | D. aegrota |
| Binomial name | |
| Dideopsis aegrota (Fabricius, 1805) | |
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Dideopsis aegrota is a species of hover fly in the family Syrphidae. It is found in South Korea, China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal,[1] as well as eastern Australia.[2][3][4]
Larvae of this species feed on aphids, and consume about 400 in their life.[5][6]
Description
D. aegrota is a large hover fly. It has dark red eyes and a dark scutum.[4][7] Scutellum yellow and somewhat transparent. Tergite 2 with two yellowish ovals, while T3 and T4 have yellow bands. Fore and mid legs yellow, rear legs black-brown in colour. Wings dark, but with a translucent end, which distinguishes it from other hover flies.[4][7]
Biology
Adult females live for approximately 17-23 days, laying 53-62 eggs. The overall life cycle takes up to 46 days, 6-10 of which are spent as larvae.[6]
References
- ↑ Dyola, Urmila; Pandey, Anjeela; Sheikh, Taslima; Subedi, Pradip; Hassan, Muhammed. "An updated checklist of the hoverflies of Nepal (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Journal of Insect Bio.
- ↑ "Dideopsis aegrota (Fabricius, 1805)". gbif.org.
- ↑ "Dideopsis aegrota (Fabricius, 1805)". Atlas of Living Australia.
- 1 2 3 Choi, Deuk-Soo; Paek, Munki. "Discovery of a Monotypic Genus Dideopsis (Diptera: Syrphidae) in South Korea" (PDF). PNIE.
- ↑ Choi, D. & Paek, M. (2026). Discovery of a Monotypic Genus Dideopsis (Diptera: Syrphidae) in South Korea. Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea, 7(1), 19-22,
- 1 2 Ipsita Mishra,Ipsita Mishra and Mandal,S. M. A. and Mishra,B. K., 20143192647, English, Journal article, India, 0973-1717, 10, (2), Bhubaneswar, Journal of Plant Protection and Environment, (28–33), Society for Plant Protection and Environment, Comparative biology and feeding potentiality of three species of syrphid flies on Aphis craccivora Koch., (2013)
- 1 2 "Featured insects". databases.nbair.res.in.