Sphaerophoria contigua explained

Sphaerophoria contigua is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. It is a predator of aphids.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: McAlpine . J.F.. Petersen . B.V.. Shewell . G.E.. Teskey . H.J.. Vockeroth . J.R.. Wood . D.M.. 4. 1987. Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. 978-0660121253.
• Miranda . G.F.G. Young . A.D.. Locke . M.M.. Marshall . S.A.. Skevington . J.H.. Thompson . F.C.. 4. 2013. Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae. 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

• Web site: 2018-04-09. Diptera.info.

Notes and References

1. Harris-Cypher . Alina . Roman . Caterina . Higgins . Genevieve . Scheufele . Susan . Legrand . Ana . Wallingford . Anna . Sideman . Rebecca Grube . A Field Survey of Syrphid Species and Adult Densities on Annual Flowering Plants in the Northeastern United States . Environmental Entomology . 18 April 2023 . 52 . 2 . 175–182 . 10.1093/ee/nvad016.