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Sphegina
Sphegina is a genus of small, slender hoverflies associated with woodlands. They are widespread throughout Eurasia and North America.
28 branches of this group, most-observed first
Sphegina clunipes
speciesSphegina clunipes
Thick-waisted Pufftail
speciesSphegina brachygaster
Sphegina elegans
speciesSphegina elegans
Peg-legged Pufftail
speciesSphegina keeniana
Yellow-lobed Pufftail
speciesSphegina lobata
Black-lobed Pufftail
speciesSphegina lobulifera
Tuberculate Pufftail
speciesSphegina flavimana
Sphegina verecunda
speciesSphegina verecunda
Sphegina limbipennis
speciesSphegina limbipennis
Sphegina montana
speciesSphegina montana
Tooth-legged Pufftail
speciesSphegina flavomaculata
Sphegina cornifera
speciesSphegina cornifera
Spotted Pufftail
speciesSphegina albipes
Spur-legged Pufftail
speciesSphegina armatipes
Bridwell's Pufftail
speciesSphegina bridwelli
Western Pufftail
speciesSphegina occidentalis
Yellow-backed Pufftail
speciesSphegina punctata
Sphegina dogieli
speciesSphegina dogieli
Black-toed Pufftail
speciesSphegina nigrimana
Sphegina negrobovi
speciesSphegina negrobovi
Sphegina atrolutea
speciesSphegina atrolutea
Sphegina platychira
speciesSphegina platychira
Sphegina latifrons
speciesSphegina latifrons
Sphegina clavata
speciesSphegina clavata
Sphegina spheginea
speciesSphegina spheginea
Appalachian Pufftail
speciesSphegina appalachiensis
Dusky Pufftail
speciesSphegina infuscata
Barb-legged Pufftail
speciesSphegina rufa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1102677.