Alectryon vs Hover fly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Eumerus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.