Palpada
Encyclopedia
Palpada is a genus
of 85 neotropical and nearctic
flower flies or hoverflies
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 85 neotropical and nearctic
Nearctic
The Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones dividing the Earth's land surface.The Nearctic ecozone covers most of North America, including Greenland and the highlands of Mexico...
flower flies or 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...
Species
- Palpada albifrons (Wiedemann, 1840)
- Palpada alhambra (Hull, 1925)
- Palpada furcata (Wiedemann, 1819)
- Palpada mexicana (Macquart, 1847)
- Palpada pusilla (Macquart, 1842)
- Palpada scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)