destroy crops, and hoverfly maggots are often used in biological control. This includes one of the most common widespread hoverfly species, Episyrphus...
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Sikorsky R-4 (redirect from HNS Hoverfly)
Hoverfly". National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved: 25 July 2016. Gunston 2005, p. 88. Mondey 2005, p. 29. "Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly"...
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Sikorsky R-6 (redirect from R-6 Hoverfly II)
In Royal Air Force and Royal Navy service, it was named the Hoverfly II. The R-6/Hoverfly II was developed to improve on the successful Sikorsky R-4....
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Myathropa florea (redirect from Batman hoverfly)
sometimes referred to as the Batman hoverfly, is a very common European and North African species of hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May...
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Episyrphus balteatus (redirect from Marmalade hoverfly)
Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout...
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Sphaerophoria scripta (redirect from Long hoverfly)
Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae. This species has a worldwide distribution. It can...
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Eupeodes americanus (redirect from American hoverfly)
Eupeodes americanus, the American hoverfly, is found throughout North America and inhabits meadows, and fields with flowers and foliage. Adults feed on...
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XR-1 (experimental helicopter) Sikorsky R-4B "Hoverfly" (general helicopter) Sikorsky YR-4B "Hoverfly", version of R-4, known as HNS-1 in Navy service...
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Syritta pipiens (redirect from Thick-legged hoverfly)
produce eggs. The name "thick-legged hoverfly" comes from the fly's distinctively broad femora. A thick-legged hoverfly has a wing length ranging between...
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Chrysotoxum octomaculatum (redirect from Golden hoverfly)
Chrysotoxum octomaculatum, the broken-banded wasp-hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly within the genus Chrysotoxum and family Syrphidae. It has been placed...
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