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    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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    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, 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, 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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    Baccha (redirect from Baccha (hoverfly))
    Baccha is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. They are typically moderate sized with wasp-like bodies. Their larvae are predatory, often...
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    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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    with many hoverflies resembling bees and wasps, ants and some species of tephritid fruit fly resembling spiders. Some species of hoverfly are myrmecophilous—their...
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