Leucozona
Encyclopedia
Leucozona is a genus
of hoverflies
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hoverflies
Hoverfly
Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae eat a wide range of foods...
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Species
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia is a European hoverfly. Larvae feed on ground layer aphids. Adults are usually seen visiting flowers....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - Leucozona inopinata Doczkal, 2000
- Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria is a European species of hoverfly....
(Müller, 1776) - Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum is a European species of hoverfly....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
) - Leucozona velutina (Williston, 1882)
- Leucozona xylotoides (Johnson, 1916)