Cheilosia capillata

Cheilosia capillata,[1] the scar-horned blacklet, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the northeastern United States. 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 when known are plant feeders.[2][3][4]

Cheilosia capillata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Cheilosia
Species:
C. capillata
Binomial name
Cheilosia capillata
Loew, 1863
Synonyms
  • Cartosyrphus lamprurus
    (Bigot, 1884)
  • Chilosia capillata
    (Loew, 1863)

References
  1. Loew, Hermann (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria qu". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 7: 309.
  2. Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  3. Fluke, C.L (1945). "Cartosyrphus flies of North America C.L. Fluke". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 37: 221–264.
  4. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.


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