Simosyrphus grandicornis explained

Simosyrphus grandicornis is an Australasian species of hoverfly, and is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside Melangyna viridiceps.^[1] It has been introduced to a number of Polynesian Islands and Hawaii.^[2]

External links

• Simosyrphus grandicornis on CSIRO website

Notes and References

1. E. Soleyman-Nezhadiyan & R. Laughlin . 1998 . Voracity of larvae, rate of development in eggs, larvae and pupae, and flight seasons of adults of the hoverflies Melangyna viridiceps Macquart and Symosyrphus grandicornis Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae) . . 37 . 3 . 243–248 . 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01578.x.
2. Web site: Forest. Starr. Starr, Kim . Insects of Hawaii - Simosyrphus grandicornis. Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) . Hawaiian. 2007 . June 2, 2009.