syrphid fly

noun

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Other important cucumber pollinators include native bee species, syrphid flies (a.k.a. hover or flower flies), and soldier beetles (which are also good predators). Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025 The flowers produce tiny nectaries sized just right to draw in syrphid flies, ladybeetles, and parasitoid wasps, all of which feed on aphids. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Syrphidae, from Syrphus, genus of flies, from Greek syrphos gnat

First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of syrphid fly was circa 1891

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“Syrphid fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syrphid%20fly. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.

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