''Eumerus tuberculatus'', the lesser bulb fly (a common name shared by several species of this genus) is a species of
hoverfly
Hover flies, also 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, whil ...
from the family Syrphidae, in the order
Diptera. It is a pest that destroys the bulbs of ''Narcissus''.
References
Further reading
CREAGER, D. B.; SPRUIJT, F. J. THE RELATION OF CERTAIN FUNGI TO LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUMERUS TUBERCULATUS ROND. (Syrphidae, Diptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 28, Number 4, December 1935, pp. 425-437(13)W. E. H. Hodson. The Bionomics of the Lesser Bulb Flies, Eumerus strigatus, Flyn., and Eumerus tuberculatus, Rond., in South–west England. Bulletin of Entomological Research. Volume 17 Issue 04 June 1927 pp 373-384
Insects described in 1857
Eristalinae
Eumerini
Diptera of Europe
Taxa named by Camillo Rondani
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