singapore hoverfly Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/singapore-hoverfly Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:33:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Hoverfly – Graptomyza https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/hoverfly-graptomyza?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hoverfly-graptomyza https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/hoverfly-graptomyza#respond Tue, 29 Jun 2021 03:33:32 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=5502 Graptomyza is a genus of hoverflies. Species[edit]. G. alabeta Séguy, 1948; G. amplicavum Whittington, 1992; G. angustimarginata Brunetti, 1923 Wikipedia Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021 Thanks Marcus Ng Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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]]> Graptomyza is a genus of hoverflies. Species[edit]. G. alabeta Séguy, 1948; G. amplicavum Whittington, 1992; G. angustimarginata Brunetti, 1923 Wikipedia

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021

Thanks Marcus Ng Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/hoverfly-graptomyza/feed 0 5502 Allograpta sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/allograpta-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=allograpta-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/allograpta-sp#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 07:35:06 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4536 Allograpta is a very large and diverse genus of hoverflies present throughout the world except most of the palearctic region. The adults are brightly coloured flower pollinators and most larvae have a predatory feeding mode involving soft-bodied sternorrhynchans. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> Allograpta is a very large and diverse genus of hoverflies present throughout the world except most of the palearctic region. The adults are brightly coloured flower pollinators and most larvae have a predatory feeding mode involving soft-bodied sternorrhynchans. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/allograpta-sp/feed 0 4536 Syritta sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/syritta-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syritta-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/syritta-sp#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 07:31:21 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4530 Syritta is a genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae. The genus probably originated in the Afrotropical region. 13 of the 18 recognized species groups are found south of the Sahara. 15 species inhabit the Oriental and Australian-Pacific regions, and only six species are described from the Palearctic region. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> Syritta is a genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae. The genus probably originated in the Afrotropical region. 13 of the 18 recognized species groups are found south of the Sahara. 15 species inhabit the Oriental and Australian-Pacific regions, and only six species are described from the Palearctic region. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/syritta-sp/feed 0 4530 Paragus sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/paragus-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paragus-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/paragus-sp#respond Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:47:00 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4207 Subgenus Serratoparagus Syrphus bicolor. Fabricius, 1794. Play media. Paragus is a genus of hoverflies. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang – March 2021

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]]> Subgenus Serratoparagus

Syrphus bicolor. Fabricius, 1794. Play media. Paragus is a genus of hoverflies. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang – March 2021

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/paragus-sp/feed 0 4207 Ischiodon scutellaris https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/ischiodon-scutellaris?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ischiodon-scutellaris https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/ischiodon-scutellaris#respond Sat, 06 Mar 2021 23:42:00 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4202 Ischiodon scutellaris is a species of hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) that is known to provide ecosystem services by pollinating flowers during the adult stag WikiNus Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> Ischiodon scutellaris is a species of hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) that is known to provide ecosystem services by pollinating flowers during the adult stag WikiNus

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/ischiodon-scutellaris/feed 0 4202 Allobaccha sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/allobaccha-sp-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=allobaccha-sp-2 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/allobaccha-sp-2#respond Sat, 06 Mar 2021 11:32:00 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4190 Allobaccha is a large genus of hoverfly. It was originally created as a subgenus of Baccha. Wikipedia Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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]]> Allobaccha is a large genus of hoverfly. It was originally created as a subgenus of Baccha. Wikipedia

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/allobaccha-sp-2/feed 0 4190 Spheginobaccha sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/spheginobaccha-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spheginobaccha-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/spheginobaccha-sp#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 23:53:00 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4212 Spheginobaccha is a genus of hoverflies, with 15 known species. The genus is readily separated from other microdons by the incomplete metathoracic bridge, round/oval basoflagellomere, occiput with a dorsolateral crease, and other characters. Wikipedia Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park

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]]> Spheginobaccha is a genus of hoverflies, with 15 known species. The genus is readily separated from other microdons by the incomplete metathoracic bridge, round/oval basoflagellomere, occiput with a dorsolateral crease, and other characters. Wikipedia

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/spheginobaccha-sp/feed 0 4212 Milesia fuscicosta  https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/milesia-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=milesia-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/milesia-sp#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 23:37:00 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=4196 Latreille, 1804. Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies, which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro Wikipedia Thanks  Bastiaan Wakkie https://www.syrphidae.com for the ID Spotted at Windsor Nature Park

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]]> Latreille, 1804. Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies, which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro Wikipedia

Thanks  Bastiaan Wakkie https://www.syrphidae.com for the ID

Spotted at Windsor Nature Park

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/milesia-sp/feed 0 4196 Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly – Mesembrius bengalensis https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/wasp-mimicking-hoverfly-mesembrius-bengalensis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wasp-mimicking-hoverfly-mesembrius-bengalensis https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/wasp-mimicking-hoverfly-mesembrius-bengalensis#respond Sun, 07 Feb 2021 04:33:50 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3644 Mesembrius is a genus of hoverflies. Wikipedia Wasp-mimicking Hover Fly is bright yellow in colour with black stripes. There are three conspicuous black on thorax. The abdomen is banded with black and yellow. On the 2nd segment the black bands are joined by a median band. The wings are smoked in pale brown. BrisbaneInsect Spotted at […]

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]]> Mesembrius is a genus of hoverflies. Wikipedia

Wasp-mimicking Hover Fly is bright yellow in colour with black stripes. There are three conspicuous black on thorax. The abdomen is banded with black and yellow. On the 2nd segment the black bands are joined by a median band. The wings are smoked in pale brown. BrisbaneInsect

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – January 2021

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/wasp-mimicking-hoverfly-mesembrius-bengalensis/feed 0 3644 Hoverfly – Asarkina sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/hoverfly-asarkina-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hoverfly-asarkina-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/hoverfly-asarkina-sp#respond Sun, 07 Feb 2021 04:13:46 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3637 Asarkina is a genus of hoverfly. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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]]> Asarkina is a genus of hoverfly. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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