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Dioprosopa clavata

Four-speckled Hoverfly


Dioprosopa clavata

(Fabricius, 1794)
Family: Syrphidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Pseudodoros clavatus.




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Dioprosopa is a genus of drone flies in the family Syrphidae. There are at least two described species in the genus Dioprosopa, both found in the New World.

Dioprosopa was formerly considered a subgenus of Pseudodoros, but was promoted to genus rank as a result of phylogenetic studies in 2018.

Species: The following two species are recognised in the genus Dioprosopa:
  • Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius 1794)
  • Dioprosopa vockerothi Kassebeer, 2000

Source: Wikipedia, article Dioprosopa clavata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 142739
♀  Adult
Castelar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/17/2016
Román Montero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
153636819/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaza Cumelén (plaza del Vagón), Castelar1Román Montero
42234502/04/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresCastelar1Román Montero
41560717/03/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresCastelarRomán Montero
38434702/01/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresCastelar1Román Montero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Four-speckled Hoverfly (Dioprosopa clavata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.