Allograpta piurana

Allograpta piurana · Order: Diptera · Family: Syrphidae

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Allograpta piurana
Photo: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY

Allograpta piurana was first described from a female collected in Piura, Peru in 1927. It lives in inland valleys up to highland ecosystems in Chile and Peru. Adults visit a variety of mainly exotic flowers such as E. pectinatus, Myoporum, Rosa, T. officinale, date palm and Veronica persica.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The species was described by Shannon in 1927 from a female specimen collected in Piura, Peru.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits inland valleys and highland ecosystems.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Adults visit exotic plants such as E. pectinatus, Myoporum species, Rosa species, Taraxacum officinale, Phoenix dactylifera, and Veronica persica.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It has been recorded in Chile and Peru.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Allograpta piurana photo 3
Photo: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY
Allograpta piurana photo 4
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Allograpta piurana photo 5
Photo: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY
Allograpta piurana photo 6
Photo: Gabriela Cartes, CC BY

Same family (Syrphidae)

Common Drone FlyCommon Drone FlyEristalis tenaxHarmlessMarmalade Hover FlyMarmalade Hover FlyEpisyrphus balteatusMargined CalligrapherMargined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatusEastern CalligrapherEastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatusYellow-haired Sun FlyYellow-haired Sun FlyMyathropa floreaThick-legged Hover FlyThick-legged Hover FlySyritta pipiens

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allograpta_piurana

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