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Insecta
Scaeva
Nomenclature
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Order: Diptera (True Flies)Family: Syrphidae (Hoverflies)
Genus:
Scaeva
SUMMARY
A distinctive genus with an inflated frons, large hairy eyes and a dip in the R4+5 wing vein more marked than in other Syrphini species. Only four species have been recorded in the UK and they tend to be migratory; however, only S. pyrastri has been recorded in the Outer Hebrides.