Hoverflies use a time-compensated sun compass to orientate during autumn migration
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2021 The sun is the most reliable celestial cue for orientation available to daytime migrants. It is widely assumed that diurnal migratory insects use a ‘time-compensated sun compass’ to adjust for the changing position of the sun throughout the day, as ...
Richard Massy +7 more
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A pheromone from cuticular hydrocarbons regulates mating behavior in the hoverfly Eupeodes corollae
Journal of Integrative AgricultureMating behavior is crucial for most insects, as it is closely tied to reproduction and population growth and relies heavily on chemical communication via cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) between individuals.
Wenbiao Liu +3 more
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A syntax of hoverfly flight prototypes [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2010 SUMMARYHoverflies such as Eristalis tenax Linnaeus are known for their distinctive flight style. They can hover on the same spot for several seconds and then burst into movement in apparently any possible direction. In order to determine a quantitative and structured description of complex flight manoeuvres, we searched for a set of repeatedly ...
Geurten, Bart +3 more
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A `bright zone' in male hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) eyes and associated faster motion detection and increased contrast sensitivity [PDF]
, 2006 Eyes of the hoverfly Eristalis tenax are sexually dimorphic such that males have a fronto-dorsal region of large facets. In contrast to other large flies in which large facets are associated with a decreased interommatidial angle to form a dorsal `acute ...
O'Carroll, David C. +2 more
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New records and distribution of species from genus Arctophila schiner, 1860 (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae) in Serbia [PDF]
Kragujevac Journal of Science, 2020 The genus Arctophila comprises large, bumblebee-like species of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae). In Europe occur three species from this genus: A. bequaerti, A. bombiforme and A. superbiens and all of them were recorded in Serbia. Species from this genus
Vujić Mihailo, Tot Ivan, Đurić Milan
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Six new species of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 from Iran (Diptera, Syrphidae) [PDF]
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2022 View on Scopus Six new species of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 are here described from Iran. The new species and their four related groups are as follows: E. nadoosheni Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov. of the Eumerus barbarus group; E.
Ebrahim Gilasian +2 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Introducing insectary plants along with principal crops is an effective way to increase the biological diversity of beneficial insects and improve the stability of ecological equilibrium in agrocenoses and could be an alternative to chemical plant ...
Janina Gospodarek
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DNA Barcoding to Improve the Taxonomy of the Afrotropical Hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) [PDF]
, 2016 The identification of Afrotropical hoverflies is very difficult because of limited recent taxonomic revisions and the lack of comprehensive identification keys.
Backeljau, B. +5 more
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Mass Seasonal Migrations of Hoverflies Provide Extensive Pollination and Crop Protection Services.
Current Biology, 2019 Despite the fact that migratory insects dominate aerial bioflows in terms of diversity, abundance, and biomass [1-6], the migration patterns of most species, and the effects of their annual fluxes between high- and low-latitude regions, are poorly known.
K. Wotton +8 more
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Hoverfly fauna (diptera: syrphidae) of the eastern part of Serbia [PDF]
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne NaukeOne of the largest families of the order Diptera - hoverflies, are at the same time one of the most prominent insect groups, being recognized as the second most important pollinator group, bioindicator species, as well as potential biocontrol ...
Janković-Milosavljević Marina A. +5 more
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