Hammerschmidtia rufa

Hammerschmidtia rufa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Hammerschmidtia
Species:	H. rufa
Binomial name
	Hammerschmidtia rufa; Fallén, 1817
Synonyms
	Hammerschmidtia ferruginea

Hammerschmidtia rufa (Fallén, 1817), the black-bristled logsitter, is an uncommon 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[1] have been found under bark of aspen, elm, walnut, and willow.[2] Described as Hammerschmidtia ferruginea by Curran.[3]

References

Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 75.
Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Curran, Howard (1922). "The Syrphid Genera Hammerschmidtia and Brachyopa In Canada". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 15: 239–255.

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[1] Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 75.

[skev-2] Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.

[curran-3] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Curran, Howard (1922). "The Syrphid Genera Hammerschmidtia and Brachyopa In Canada". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 15: 239–255.