Epistrophe eligans
Some hoverfly species, such as Epistrophe eligans are highly beneficial to gardeners eating aphids and other “pest” species.
I really like the image Michel captured, and it reminds me of the old Godzilla type monster movies.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- SubPhylum
- Hexapoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera (True Flies)
- Family
- Syrphidae (Hoverflies)
- Genus
- Epistrophe
- Species
- Epistrophe elegans
May 21st, 2005 at 12:57 am
Man this is epic.
May 21st, 2005 at 4:57 am
Man this is epic.
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Exciting photograph!
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Exciting photograph!