Allograpta exotica

Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").^[1][2][3] Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days.^[4]

Allograpta exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Allograpta
Species:	A. exotica
Binomial name
Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)
Synonyms
Allograpta fracta Osten Sacken, 1877 Syrphus exoticus Wiedemann, 1830