Chalcosyrphus inarmatus

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Chalcosyrphus inarmatus
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. inarmatus
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus inarmatus
(Hunter, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Brachypalpus apicaudus Curran, 1922[2]
  • Brachypalpus inarmatus Hunter, 1897[1]
  • Cynorhina banksi Hull, 1945[3]

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus (Hunter 1897), the Yellow-haired Leafwalker, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly found across northern North America. Hoverflies are able to remain nearly motionless 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.[4]

Distribution[edit]

Canada, United States.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hunter, W.D. (1897). "A contribution to the knowledge of North American Syrphidae. II". The Canadian Entomologist. 29: 121–144, 1 pl. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ Curran, Charles Howard (1922). "New species of Canadian Syrphidae (Diptera). Pt. II". The Canadian Entomologist. 54: 14–19. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ Hull, F.M. (1945). "Some undescribed syrphid flies". Proceedings of the New England Zooological Club. 23: 71–78.
  4. ^ 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.