Maryland Biodiversity Project - Four-speckled Hover Fly (Dioprosopa clavata)

Four-speckled Hover Fly Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)

Synonyms: Pseudodoros clavatus.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Syrphidae > Genus Dioprosopa Four-speckled Hover Fly - Dioprosopa clavata - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/9890

Relationships:

Larvae feed on aphids (BugGuide).

Records:

There are 14 records in the project database.

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A mating pair of Four-speckled Hover Flies in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2012). Identification verified by Kelsey Byers and Ken Wolgemuth (BugGuide). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). Verified by Ken Wolegmuth and Bill Dean via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 248264 - Psn: 35)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). Verified by Ken Wolegmuth and Bill Dean via BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 770127 - Psn: 35)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/27/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/17/2015). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 60471 - Psn: 50)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/17/2015). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 430728 - Psn: 54)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 609837 - Psn: 74)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by maragay via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A male Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/24/2017). Determined by Bill Dean/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 99970 - Psn: 80)

A male Four-speckled Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/24/2017). Determined by Bill Dean/BugGuide. Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) crash mclearen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 435946 - Psn: 88)

A Four-speckled Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). (c) crash mclearen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by crash_mclearen via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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