Myathropa
Genus of flies
title: "Myathropa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hoverfly-genera", "diptera-of-europe", "eristalini", "taxa-named-by-camillo-rondani"] description: "Genus of flies" topic_path: "general/hoverfly-genera" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myathropa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of flies ::
| image = Myathropa.florea.on.daisy.jpg | image_caption = Myathropa florea female | taxon = Myathropa | authority = Rondani, 1845 | type_species = Musca florea | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758 | display_parents= 3 | synonyms = *Myatropa authors
- Myiathropa authors
- Myiatropa Verrall, 1882
Myathropa is a European and North African genus of very common hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. Larvae feed on bacteria in organic waterlogged detritus, often in the shallow rot holes of tree stumps.
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References
- (1983). "British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide". British Entomological & Natural History Society.
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