Biology:Chalcosyrphus metallifer

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Short description: Species of fly

Chalcosyrphus metallifer
Syrphid - Chalcosyrphus metallifer, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
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. metallifer
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus metallifer
(Bigot, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylota metallifera Bigot, 1884[1]
  • Xylota rileyi Williston, 1887[2]

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer (Bigot, 1884), the Orange-horned Leafwalker, is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in the Eastern United States. 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.[3]

Distribution

Canada , United States .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bigot, Jacques-Marie-Frangile (1884). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 22e partie, XXXII: Syrphidi (2e partie). espèces nouvelles, No 1er". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 3 (6): 315-356. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32548743#page/319/mode/1up. Retrieved 24 July 2021. 
  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 ☰ Q14520321 entry