Biology:Chalcosyrphus libo

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Short description: Species of fly

Chalcosyrphus libo
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Chalcosyrphus libo in Ottawa, Canada
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. libo
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus libo
(Walker, 1849)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylota libo Walker, 1849[1]
  • Xylota marginalis (Williston, 1887)[2]

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo (Walker, 1849 ), the Long-haired Leafwalker, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in north-central North America. Hoverflies are able to remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen.[3]

Distribution

Canada , United States .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 485–687. 
  2. Williston, S. W. (1887). "Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 31: xxx + 335. https://archive.org/details/cihm_28166. Retrieved 1 July 2015. 
  3. 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 ☰ Q13494015 entry