Cobalt Hover Fly
Pelecinobaccha costata (Say 1829)
Cobalt Hover Fly: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/18251
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Larvae are predators of Scale Insects (BugGuide).

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Pelecinobaccha costata
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P. costata
Binomial name
Pelecinobaccha costata
(Say, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829)
  • Baccha costalis Wiedemann, 1830
  • Baccha costata Say, 1829
  • Baccha tarchetia Walker, 1849

Pelecinobaccha costata, the cobalt hover fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae. It is distributed from southern Ontario and the eastern United States. The larvae are predators of scale insects.[1] [2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pelecinobaccha costata". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ Miranda, Gil Felipe Gonçalves (2011). An Overview of The Genus Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834, With a Revision Of The Ocyptamus Tristis Species Group (PDF) (Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved 2023-01-03.