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Anasimyia grisescens

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Species of fly

Anasimyia grisescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Genus: Anasimyia
Species: A. grisescens
Binomial name
Anasimyia grisescens
(Hull, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Lejops grisescens Hull, 1943

Anasimyia grisescens , (Hull, 1943), the Long-spurred Swamp Fly , is a rare species of syrphid fly observed on the Atlantic coast of the United States. 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. They are 7.2–10.1 mm (0.28–0.40 in) long. The larvae are unknown.


References

  1. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.


Taxon identifiers
Lejops grisescens


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