Heringia elongata
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Heringia elongata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Pipizinae |
Tribe: | Pipizini |
Genus: | Heringia |
Species: | H. elongata
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Binomial name | |
Heringia elongata Curran 1921
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Heringia elongata (Curran 1921),[1] the elongate spikeleg, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in mainly eastern North America but scattered across the US Canadian border to the Pacific Coast.[2] 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 predators of Eriosoma lanigerum.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Heringia elongata information". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Curran, C. H (1921). "Revision of the Pipiza group of the family Syrphidae (flower-flies) from north of Mexico". Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4) 11: 345–393.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
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