Syrphidae

Hoverflies

Hoverfly larvae display all sorts of biologies: carnivorous, detritiphagous and phytophagous types occur. A few Cheilosia species live as miners; the other species of this large genus bore in stems or roots, or live in fungi .

references

Rotheray (1990a, 1993a), Stuke (2000a).

26/11/2014