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title: "Oblique Streaktail"
description: "Allograpta obliqua — Insecten en spinnen. Allograpta obliqua is a common North American species of hoverfly, commonly known as oblique streaktail."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/oblique-streaktail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Oblique Streaktail

> Allograpta obliqua — Insecten en spinnen. Allograpta obliqua is a common North American species of hoverfly, commonly known as oblique streaktail.

- Scientific name: *Allograpta obliqua*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 23182
- Wikidata: [Q2746183](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2746183)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118968](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118968)

## Names

- en: Oblique Streaktail
- es: Mosca avispa de cola rayada
- fr: Syrphe à taches obliques

## Countries with the most observations

US (19229), CA (1331), MX (550), AR (11), CR (8), BM (5), DO (3), GT (3)

## Summary

Allograpta obliqua is a common North American species of hoverfly, commonly known as oblique streaktail. The larvae are important predators of aphids while adults are pollinators.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allograpta_obliqua

## Photo

![Oblique Streaktail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/oblique-streaktail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne P · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313875063

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/oblique-streaktail?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).