Chalcosyrphus plesia

Chalcosyrphus plesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Milesiini
Subtribe:	Xylotina
Genus:	Chalcosyrphus
Subgenus:	Xylotomima
Species:	C. plesia
Binomial name
	Chalcosyrphus plesia; (Curran, 1925)
Synonyms
	Xylota plesia Curran, 1925

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) plesia (Curran 1925), the black-hipped leafwalker, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly and a mimic of Sphex nudus. This fly is found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless while 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.^[2]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

References

^ ^a ^b Curran, Charles Howard (1925). "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico". The Kansas University science bulletin. (1924) 15: 7–216, 12 pls. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ 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. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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[Curran1925-1] Curran, Charles Howard (1925). "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico". The Kansas University science bulletin. (1924) 15: 7–216, 12 pls. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[SkevingtonEtAl2019-2] 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. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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