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Azpeytia

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Azpeytia
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Azpeytia

Walker, 1865

Azpeytia is a genus of hoverfly. Larvae of one species Azpeytia shirakii is known to live in the corms and stems of an orchid Gastrodia elata.[1]

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  1. ^ Pollinator and Stem- and Corm-Boring Insects Associated with Mycoheterotrophic Orchid Gastrodia elata. 2006. Makoto Kato, Kaoru Tsuji & Atsushi Kawakita. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. vol. 99 (5), p.851-858