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Chalcosyrphus anthreas

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Chalcosyrphus anthreas
Scientific classification Edit this 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. anthreas
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus anthreas
(Walker, 1849)[1]
Synonyms

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) anthreas, the yellow-banded leafwalker, is a rare species of syrphid fly found in eastern 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.[3]

Distribution

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Canada, United States

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Coquillett, D.W. (1910). "New genera and species of North American Diptera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 12: 124–131. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  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. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.