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Heringia calcarata

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Species of fly

Heringia calcarata
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. calcarata
Binomial name
Heringia calcarata
(Loew) 1866
Synonyms
  • Pipiza calcarata Loew, 1866
  • Cnemodon calcarata Loew, 1866

Heringia calcarata, the opaque spikeleg, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in North America 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 aphid predators.

References

  1. ^ Loew, Hermann (1872). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria decima". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 16: 49–124. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Heringia calcarata species information". GBIF. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  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.

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Heringia calcarata


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