Tufted Globetail
Sphaerophoria contigua Macquart, 1847
Tufted Globetail: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/9896
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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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Sphaerophoria contigua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Sphaerophoria
Species:
S. contigua
Binomial name
Sphaerophoria contigua
Macquart, 1847

Sphaerophoria contigua is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3][4] It is a predator of aphids.[5]

S. contigua, male

References

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  1. ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ^ "Sphaerophoria contigua Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ^ 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.

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