| Chalcosyrphus nigromaculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Xylotina |
| Genus: | Chalcosyrphus |
| Subgenus: | Xylotomima |
| Species: | C. nigromaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcosyrphus nigromaculatus (Jones, 1917) | |
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Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) nigromaculatus (Jones, 1917), the black-spotted leafwalker, is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in Colorado, British Columbia, Oregon and Utah. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless while 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.
Distribution
References
- ^ Jones, C.R. (1917). "New species of Colorado Syrphidae". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 10 (2): 219–231. doi:10.1093/aesa/10.2.219. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- Wirth, W.W.; Sedman, Y.S.; Weems, H.V. Jr. (1965). "Family Syrphidae. In: Stone, A., Sabrosky, C.W., Wirth, W.W., Foote, R.H. & Coulson, J.R., A catalog of the Diptera of America north of Mexico". United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Handbook. 276: 557–625.
- Cole, Frank R.; Lovett, A. (1921). An Annotated List of the Diptera (Flies) of Oregon. San Francisco: Proceedings of The California Academy of Sciences. p. 197-344.
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| Chalcosyrphus nigromaculatus | |
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