Species

Allograpta obliqua (Oblique streaktail)

Allograpta obliqua. Photo: (c) Jeff O’Connell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Allograpta obliqua is a common North American species of hoverfly. The larvae are important predators on aphids.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan flies)
        Zoosection: Aschiza (Aschizan flies)
        Family: Syrphidae (Hover flies)
        Subfamily: Syrphinae (Typical hover flies)
        Tribe: Syrphini
        Genus: Allograpta (Streaktails)
        Species: Allograpta obliqua (Oblique streaktail)

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