Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Dioprosopa clavata

Four-speckled Hoverfly


Dioprosopa clavata

(Fabricius, 1794)
Family: Syrphidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change

Synonyms: Pseudodoros clavatus.




Filters

Remove all filters

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.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 149366
  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/08/2016
Gustavo Fernando Durán



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243201701/02/202611:46ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
224610202/02/202511:09ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
194974314/01/2024ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
174092519/03/2023ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
158288403/04/2022ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
141083603/06/2021ArgentinaSanta FeAvenida Gobernador Freyre 1847, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
135615024/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
127711117/01/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino de los Alisos, Puerto MaderoGustavo Fernando Durán
71981830/03/2018ArgentinaSanta FePuerto, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
57192104/05/2017ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
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 30/09/2026.