Episyrphus viridaureus

Episyrphus viridaureus is a species of hoverfly. This hoverfly has orange yellow body with narrow dark bands at the abdomen. The upper side of the thorax covered with black metallic shield and the rest is covered with orange-yellow hair. Between the dark purple eyes is a metallic blue part at the forehead. Its size is up to 35 mm, typically 10–20 mm.[2] It can be recognized by the spurious wing vein.[3]

Episyrphus viridaureus
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Syrphinae
Tribe:
Syrphini
Genus:
Episyrphus
Species:
E. viridaureus
Binomial name
Episyrphus viridaureus[1]
(Wiedemann, 1824)

References
  1. Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region (Print). London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.
  2. http://bugguide.net/node/view/196
  3. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.


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