Allograpta exotica
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Diptera | 
| Family: | Syrphidae | 
| Genus: | Allograpta | 
| Species: | A. exotica 
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| Binomial name | |
| Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830) 
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Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").[1][2][3] Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days.[4]
References
- ^ "Allograpta exotica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
 - ^ "Allograpta exotica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
 - ^ "Allograpta exotica Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
 - ^ Arcaya, Evelin; Pérez-Bañón, Celeste; Mengual, Ximo; Zubcoff-Vallejo, José Jacobo; Rojo, Santos (December 2017). "Life table and predation rates of the syrphid fly Allograpta exotica, a control agent of the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora". Biological Control. 115: 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.09.009. hdl:10045/69852.
 
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
 
External links
 Media related to Allograpta exotica at Wikimedia Commons- Diptera.info
 - NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Allograpta exotica
 
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