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Hoverfly

Hoverflies or hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering, maintaining a spot in the air as part of their display behavior; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some…

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Distribution and habitat

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Hoverfly

Nodes116
Edges115
Triples62
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
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Hoverfly

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related to Distribution and habitat · 15
Hoverfly → About, Adults, American, Antarctica, Australasian, Certain, Eupeodes, Hoverflies, Melangyna, Microdon, Nearctic, Others, Some, Volucella, While
related to Relationship with humans · 9
Hoverfly → Alyssum, Eristalinae, Gardeners, Hoverflies, Iberis, Larvae, Many, Those, Toxomerus
related to Reproduction and life cycle · 9
Hoverfly → An, Episyrphus, Eristalis, It, Predatory, Some, That, The, Unlike
related to Species lists · 9
Hoverfly → Great BritainSyrphidae, Nearctic Archived, New York StateList, New Zealand, North AmericaList, Oceanian, Palaearctic, Russia, Wayback Machine
related to Regional lists · 7
Hoverfly → Great BritainList, IrelandList, List, New York State, New ZealandList, North AmericaSyrphidae, Syrphidae
related to External links · 6
Hoverfly → About HoverfliesA, Diptera, Dutch, Picture Gallery, Recording Scheme, UK Dipterists Forumworld Syrphidae

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species hoverflies larvae often flies pollen aphids many fly hovering female flower common pollinators nectar syrphidae plant found flowers feed

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aphids are considered crop pestsinstance ofand other plant-sucking insects.Insects0.80text
so the aphid-eating larvae of some hoverflies are economicallyinstance ofand other plant-sucking insects.Insects0.80text
ecologically importantinstance ofand other plant-sucking insects.Insects0.80text
olfactory cues also help these flies to find flowersinstance ofNonvisual flower cues0.80text
especially those that are not yellowinstance ofNonvisual flower cues0.80text
curly topinstance ofwhich spread some diseases0.80text
so they are seen in biocontrol as a natural means of reducing levels of pestsinstance ofwhich spread some diseases0.80text
Hoverflyrelated to Distribution and habitatHoverflies0.60section
Hoverflyrelated to Distribution and habitatAntarctica0.60section
Hoverflyrelated to Distribution and habitatCertain0.60section
Hoverflyrelated to Distribution and habitatAmerican0.60section
Hoverflyrelated to Distribution and habitatEupeodes0.60section

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