Xylota hinei
Appearance
Xylota hinei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Milesiini |
Subtribe: | Xylotina |
Genus: | Xylota |
Species: | X. hinei
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Binomial name | |
Xylota hinei | |
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Xylota hinei , ((Curran, 1941)), the Hine's Leafwalker , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in Eastern Canada. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen. Adults are 7.8–12.9 mm (0.31–0.51 in) long, black with yellow spots. The larvae of this genus live under bark in sap runs.[2]
Distribution
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Curran, Charles Howard (1941). "New American Syrphidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 78: 243–304. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.