Cheilosia latrans

Cheilosia latrans, the steely blacklet, is a very common species of syrphid fly observed in northern 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 nutrient-rich nectar and pollen. Larvae when known are plant feeders.[1][2][3][4]

Cheilosia latrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Cheilosia
Species:
C. latrans
Binomial name
Cheilosia latrans
Walker 1849
Synonyms
  • Cartosyrphus longipilosa Wehr, 1922
  • Chilosia tristis Loew, 1863
  • Syrphus aesyctes Walker, 1849
  • Syrphus latrans Walker, 1849

References
  1. Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  2. Hull, Frank Montgomery (1950). "The genus Cheilosia Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae). The subgenera Cheilosia and Hiatomyia". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 94: 299–402. hdl:2246/1001.
  3. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  4. 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.


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