Yellow-shouldered stout hover fly
The yellow-shouldered stout hover fly is a chunky little hoverfly with yellow edges along the sides of its chest and yellow feelers. It is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia. Its babies are great helpers in the garden.
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Fun facts
The mother lays her eggs right next to groups of aphids, so her larvae have food straight away.
Its name comes from its stout, chunky body.
In the male the eyes touch on top of the head, but in the female they are apart.
People have carried it to several Pacific islands and to Hawaii.
Most asked questions about Yellow-shouldered stout hover fly
?Is the yellow-shouldered stout hover fly good for gardens?
Yes. Its larvae eat aphids, which are plant pests.
?Can the yellow-shouldered stout hover fly sting?
No. It is a hoverfly and cannot sting or bite.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Simosyrphus grandicornis
- Group
- Flies and mosquitoes
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Diptera > Syrphidae
- Lives on
- Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Yellow-shouldered stout hoverfly
Where the facts come from
- Simosyrphus grandicornis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Ikeshut2. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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