Claim · #6496214
Plantae (kingdom) · nectar provision · Syrphidae (family)
nectar provision · effect: beneficial
visitsFlowersOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The adults mainly feed on pollen and nectar”
- Source
- Natural Enemies in Farmers' Fields
- Authors
- Luther G.C., Srinivasan R.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Adult Syrphidae are documented flower-visitors feeding on pollen and nectar; visitsFlowersOf direction matches the quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Adult hoverflies obligately feed on pollen and nectar; classification and interaction type are accurate.”
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