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Globetails
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria is a genus of hoverflies.
41 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria scripta
Tufted Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria contigua
Forked Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria sulphuripes
Sphaerophoria macrogaster
speciesSphaerophoria macrogaster
Black-footed Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria philanthus
Rueppell's Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria rueppellii
Sphaerophoria menthastri
speciesSphaerophoria menthastri
Violaceous Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria pyrrhina
Sphaerophoria indiana
speciesSphaerophoria indiana
Sphaerophoria taeniata
speciesSphaerophoria taeniata
Black-striped Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria novaeangliae
Sphaerophoria interrupta
speciesSphaerophoria interrupta
Sphaerophoria loewi
speciesSphaerophoria loewi
Sphaerophoria nigra
speciesSphaerophoria nigra
Sphaerophoria bengalensis
speciesSphaerophoria bengalensis
Sphaerophoria vockerothi
speciesSphaerophoria vockerothi
Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata
speciesSphaerophoria quadrituberculata
Symmetric Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria bifurcata
Loveridgeana
subgenusLoveridgeana
Sphaerophoria estebani
speciesSphaerophoria estebani
Sphaerophoria fatarum
speciesSphaerophoria fatarum
Sphaerophoria shirchan
speciesSphaerophoria shirchan
Sphaerophoria potentillae
speciesSphaerophoria potentillae
Asymmetric Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria asymmetrica
Sphaerophoria retrocurva
speciesSphaerophoria retrocurva
Sphaerophoria bankowskae
speciesSphaerophoria bankowskae
Sphaerophoria virgata
speciesSphaerophoria virgata
Sphaerophoria batava
speciesSphaerophoria batava
Sphaerophoria qinbaensis
speciesSphaerophoria qinbaensis
Sphaerophoria laurae
speciesSphaerophoria laurae
Variable Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria abbreviata
Weems' Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria weemsi
Broad-striped Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria brevipilosa
Greater Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria cranbrookensis
Narrow-striped Globetail
speciesSphaerophoria longipilosa
Sphaerophoria bifasciata
speciesSphaerophoria bifasciata
Sphaerophoria boreoalpina
speciesSphaerophoria boreoalpina
Sphaerophoria pallidula
speciesSphaerophoria pallidula
Sphaerophoria kaa
speciesSphaerophoria kaa
Sphaerophoria infuscata
speciesSphaerophoria infuscata
Sphaerophoria chongjini
speciesSphaerophoria chongjini
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 52965.