Cheilosia orilliaensis

Cheilosia orilliaensis, the black-backed blacklet, is a common species of syrphid fly observed 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 when known are plant feeders.[2][3][4]

Cheilosia orilliaensis

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Cheilosia
Species:
C. orilliaensis
Binomial name
Cheilosia orilliaensis
Curran, 1922
Synonyms
  • Cheilosia angelica
    (Telford, 1939)
  • Cheilosia dakota
    (Hull and Fluke, 1950)
  • Cheilosia minnesotensis
    (Telford, 1939)
  • Cheilosia nokomis
    (Hull and Fluke, 1950)
  • Chilosia orilliaenis
    (Curran, 1922)

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  3. 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.
  4. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.


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