Migrant Hover Fly

Eupeodes corollae

"Eupeodes corollae" is a very common European species of hoverfly. Adults are 6–11 millimetres in body length. Males and females have different marking on the abdomen; males have square commas on tergites 3 and 4, whereas females have narrow commas. Larvae feed on aphids.
Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - closeup, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:

- Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax
- Narrow body
- "moustache" pattern seen on abdomen.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97695/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_habitat_heesch_netherlands.html
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Distribution

"E. corollae" is found across Europe, North Africa and Asia. Adults are often migratory.
Migrant Hoverfly on White Clover - abdomen, Heesch, Netherlands Another visitor to the White Clover field in our garden. Keys for identification:

- Shiny thorax instead of patterned thorax
- Narrow body
- "moustache" pattern seen on abdomen.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97695/migrant_hoverfly_on_white_clover_-_habitat_heesch_netherlands.html
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Uses

This species has been used experimentally in glasshouses as a method of aphid control, and to control scale insects and aphids in fruit plantations. They were found to be partial to the fruit, eating more fruit than aphids.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilySyrphidae
GenusEupeodes
SpeciesE. corollae