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Heringia elongata

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Heringia elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Pipizinae
Tribe: Pipizini
Genus: Heringia
Species:
H. elongata
Binomial name
Heringia elongata
Curran 1921
Synonyms
  • Cnemodon elongata Curran, 1921

Heringia elongata (Curran 1921),[1] the elongate spikeleg, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in mainly eastern North America but scattered across the US Canadian border to the Pacific Coast.[2] 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. Larvae are predators of Eriosoma lanigerum.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Heringia elongata information". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  2. ^ Curran, C. H (1921). "Revision of the Pipiza group of the family Syrphidae (flower-flies) from north of Mexico". Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4) 11: 345–393. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  4. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.