Biology:Chalcosyrphus curvaria

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Short description: Species of fly

Chalcosyrphus curvaria
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Xylotina
Genus: Chalcosyrphus
Subgenus: Xylotomima
Species:
C. curvaria
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus curvaria
(Curran, 1941)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heliophilus curvaria Curran, 1941[1]

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria (Curran, 1941) the Yellow-haltered Leafwalker, is a common species of syrphid fly found throughout Northern 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. [2]

Distribution

Canada , United States .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Curran, Charles Howard (1941). "New American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 78: 243-304. https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/377//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/bul/B078a03.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 26 July 2021. 
  2. Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 512. ISBN 9780691189406. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14520324 entry