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Status
Fairly common and widespread in Maryland. Found in a variety of habitats and visits a variety of flowers.
Description
Pronounced sexual dimorphism. Males have an almost tubular abdomen with large, globose genitalia at the end. Females have a wider, flatter, more oval-shaped abdomen. The only member of the genus regularly encountered in Maryland; identifiable with care from photos.
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A female Tufted Globetail in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/9/2020). Determined by Bill Dean/BugGuide.
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Jim Moore.
A male Tufted Globetail in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Tyler Bell.
Tufted Globetail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
A Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/2/2017). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A female Tufted Globetail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). Verified by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Tufted Globetail species in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). Determined by Martin Hauser/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A male Tufted Globetail in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/12/2006). Determined by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Tufted Globetail in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/12/2006). Determined by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Tufted Globetail in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Tufted Globetail in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Tufted Globetail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Tufted Globetail in Howard Co., Maryland (5/5/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/11/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2021). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
Tufted Globetail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2024). (c) paseowalk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) rauvbbj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Tufted Globetail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Washington Co., Maryland (4/9/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Wendy R Fredericks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Wendy R. Fredericks.
Tufted Globetail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/15/2017). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Tufted Globetail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/27/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Tufted Globetail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/22/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
Source: Wikipedia
Sphaerophoria contigua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Sphaerophoria |
Species: | S. contigua
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerophoria contigua Macquart, 1847
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Sphaerophoria contigua is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3][4] It is a predator of aphids.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ Harris-Cypher, Alina; Roman, Caterina; Higgins, Genevieve; Scheufele, Susan; Legrand, Ana; Wallingford, Anna; Sideman, Rebecca Grube (18 April 2023). "A Field Survey of Syrphid Species and Adult Densities on Annual Flowering Plants in the Northeastern United States". Environmental Entomology. 52 (2): 175–182. doi:10.1093/ee/nvad016.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
- Miranda, G.F.G; Young, A.D.; Locke, M.M.; Marshall, S.A.; et al. (2013). "Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23: 1–351.
- Shorter, D.A.; Drew, W.A. (1976). "Syrphidae of Oklahoma (Diptera)". Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 56: 75–94.
External links
[edit]- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- Media related to Sphaerophoria contigua at Wikimedia Commons