Bug FAQExotic Streaktail
Allograpta exotica · Order: Diptera · Family: Syrphidae
Also called: Exotic Streaktail Hoverfly, Exotic Stripetail, Exotic Stripetail Hover Fly, Syrphid fly
The Exotic Streaktail is a syrphid fly in the order Diptera. Its larvae hunt aphids, and the whole life cycle from egg to adult takes about two weeks, with adults living roughly ten days.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Allograpta exotica belongs to the hoverfly family Syrphidae, which are true flies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The larvae live where aphids are present and feed on them.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae are predators of aphids.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
From egg to adult takes about 15 days, and adults live about 10 days.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Georgia, Colorado, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Syrphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allograpta_exotica
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.