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Heringia rita

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Species of fly

Heringia rita
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. rita
Binomial name
Heringia rita
Curran 1921

Heringia rita (Curran 1921), the black-faced spikeleg, is a common species of syrphid fly observed in many locations across 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 have been reared from Adelges piceae and Eriosoma lanigerium.

References

  1. Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  2. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
Taxon identifiers
Heringia rita


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