Cheilosia pallipes

Unranked (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Cheilosia
Species:
C. pallipes
Binomial name
Cheilosia pallipes
Loew 1863
Synonyms
  • Cheilosia flavoscutellata
    (Shiraki, 1968)
  • Chilosia flavissima
    (Becker, 1894)
  • Chilosia pallipes
    (Loew, 1863)

Cheilosia pallipes, the yellow-shouldered blacklet,[1] is a common species of syrphid fly observed in eastern North America. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae, when known, are plant feeders.[2] [3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cheilosia pallipes". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  3. ↑ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  4. ↑ Fluke, C.L (1945). "Cartosyrphus flies of North America C.L. Fluke". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 37: 221–264.


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