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Baccha
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Baccha

Baccha is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. They are typically moderate sized with wasp-like markings. Their larvae are predatory, often on aphids.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Dainty

speciesBaccha elongata

American Dainty

speciesBaccha cognata

Baccha maculata

speciesBaccha maculata

Baccha laphrieformis

speciesBaccha laphrieformis

Baccha oriel

speciesBaccha oriel

Baccha perexilis

speciesBaccha perexilis

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Baccha in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.519

Baccha in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.534

Baccha in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.491

Baccha in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.905

Baccha in History of Rare Plants

History of Rare Plants

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.397

Baccha in Description of Less Known and Rare Plants

Description of Less Known and Rare Plants

Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.263

Baccha in Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.230

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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 125660.