Sphaerophoria rueppellii explained

Sphaerophoria rueppellii is a European species of hoverfly.^{[1] [2]} Larvae are predators of aphids, and the species has been commercialized for biological pest control of aphids. The larvae go through three instars.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Stubbs. A.E.. Falk. S.J.. 1983 . British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. 253, xvpp . British Entomological & Natural History Society.
2. Book: Stubbs. A.E.. Falk. S.J.. British hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide. 2002. British Entomological and Natural History Society. Reading. 978-1899935055. 1–469. Second.
3. Orengo-Green . J. J. . Kanturski . M. . Ricarte . A. . Marcos-García . Mª. á. . A great little ally: revealing the morphology of the immature stages of the aphid pest predator Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae) . The European Zoological Journal . 31 December 2022 . 89 . 1 . 625–640 . 10.1080/24750263.2022.2068683 . free .