Biology:Chalcosyrphus ontario

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Short description: Species of fly

Chalcosyrphus ontario
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C.ontario
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. ontario
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus ontario
(Curran, 1941)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heliophilus ontario Curran, 1941[1]

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) ontario (Curran, 1941), the Bare-winged Leafwalker, is a rare species of syrphid fly found in Southeastern and Western Canada and in California. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adult of the species are also known as flower flies, as they are commonly found around and 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, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13494022 entry