Biology:Neoascia metallica

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Neoascia metallica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Brachyopini
Subtribe: Spheginina
Genus: Neoascia
Species:
N. metallica
Binomial name
Neoascia metallica
(Williston, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ascia metallica Williston, 1882[1]
  • Ascia nasuta Bigot, 1883[2]
  • Ascia quadrinotata Bigot, 1883[2]
  • Neoascia minuta Curran, 1925[3]

Neoascia metallica (Williston, 1882), the Double-banded Fen Fly, 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. The larvae are aquatic.[4][5]

Distribution

Canada , United States .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Williston, Samuel Wendell (1882). "Contribution to a monograph of the North American Syrphidae". Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 (112): 299-332. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26892329#page/311/mode/1up. Retrieved 23 July 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bigot, Jacques-Marie-Frangile (1884). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 22e partie, XXXII: Syrphidi (2e partie). espèces nouvelles, No 1er". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 3 (6): 315–356. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32548743#page/319/mode/1up. Retrieved 24 July 2021. 
  3. Curran, C.H. (1925). "Revision of the genus Neoascia Williston (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 27: 51-62. 
  4. Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe". Diperists Digest 9: 155. https://diptera.info/downloads/df_1_9_Colour_Guide_to%20Hoverfly_Larvae.pdf. 
  5. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406. 

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