( Allograpta obliqua )
PHOTO COMMENT
(Say ,1823 )
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
CREDITS
Brad Smith
References
| Common Oblique Syrphid ( Allograpta obliqua ) | |
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PHOTO COMMENT | |
| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Allograpta obliqua (Say ,1823 ) |
| Common Name: | Common Oblique Syrphid |
| Life Stage: | (A) adult |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Allograpta |
| Taxon Code: | DIP02345 |
| ITIS/TSN: | 139918 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location Name | |
| Cerrito Creek, Cerrito Creek, Albany | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CA01020119 |
RECOGNITION | |
| Description | |
| Adult: It has transverse yellow bands on the abdomen, and two oblique yellow marks near the tip. Larva: Smooth green, with a broad white median strip and prominent breathing tubes. | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Food | |
| Larvae have been recorded feeding on many types of prey, including mites, Lepidoptera, psyllids, mealybugs, whiteflies and at least 50 species of aphids. | |
| Habitat | |
| Adults are known from a variety of habitat and visit a variety of flowers. | |
| Active Period | |
| Typically summer to early fall. | |
CREDITS | |
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Photographer Brad Smith | |
References | |
| Species Allograpta obliqua - Common Oblique Syrphid. (https://bugguide.net/node/view/481). Accessed June 26, 2021. . | |
| ITIS. | |
| <font color=black>Flower Flies (Syrphidae) and other biological control agents for aphids in vegetable crops R. Bugg et al. 2008. UC ANR Publication 8285. | |
| <font color=black>Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Jeffrey H. Skevington and Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins and Stephen A. | |
