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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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Description


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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Foto
Photography ID: 702067
♀  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/30/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 702066
♀  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/30/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 690726
♀  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
06/06/2026
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 687553
♀  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/12/2024
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 678014
  Adult
Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
03/18/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 678013
  Adult
Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
03/18/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 678012
  Adult
Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
03/18/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 640696
♂  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
06/25/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 636140
♂  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
05/23/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 633821
♀  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/30/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 632905
♀  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/30/2025
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 627677
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/02/2025
Diego Trillo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248025806/06/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@nds, Alunail@ndsRamón Vera
244778118/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloManuel Eduardo Serra
244778018/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloManuel Eduardo Serra
243201701/02/202611:46ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
231109225/06/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
229190823/05/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
228229430/04/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@nds, Alunail@ndsRamón Vera
226499402/03/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
224926909/02/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosAldea María LuisaNorberto Muzzachiodi
224610202/02/202511:09ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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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 24/09/2026.