A Short-tailed Aphideater larva preying on aphids in Howard Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Determined by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide.

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Short-tailed Aphideaters in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). (c) amysawyer, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 869235 - Psn: 138)

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Short-tailed Aphideater in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mariko, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1080659 - Psn: 144)

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A Short-tailed Aphideater in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/22/2023). (c) Bernadette Roche, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 807532 - Psn: 145)

A Short-tailed Aphideater in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/22/2023). (c) Bernadette Roche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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E. americanus adult males are distinguishable from E. pomus adult males only by close examination of genitalia; adult females are indistinguishable (Skevington, 2019). Many individuals should be placed at Eupeodes americanus/pomus.

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Source: Wikipedia

Eupeodes pomus

Eupeodes pomus larva, Virginia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Eupeodes
Species:	E. pomus
Binomial name
*Eupeodes pomus* (Curran, 1921)
Synonyms
Syrphus pomus Curran, 1921 Syrphus vinelandi Curran, 1921

Eupeodes pomus, the short-tailed aphideater, is a species of syrphid fly observed across North America. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae have been reported feeding from various aphids.^[1] ^[2]

References

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^ Vockeroth, J.R. (1992). The Flower Flies of the Subfamily Syrphinae of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland (Diptera: Syrphidae). Part 18. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Government Pub Centre. pp. 1–456. ISBN 0-660-13830-1.
^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.

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Short-tailed Aphideater

Eupeodes pomus (Curran, 1921)

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