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Double-banded Plushback
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Flies & mosquitoes

Double-banded Plushback

Palpada agrorum (Fabricius, 1787)

Names

EnglishDouble-banded Plushback
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Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific namePalpada agrorum (Fabricius, 1787)

About this species

Palpada agrorum, the Double-banded Plushback, is a common species of syrphid fly first officially described by Fabricius in 1787. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae are aquatic filter feeders of the rat-tailed type.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilySyrphidae
GenusPalpada

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1939First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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