Biology:Somula decora
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Short description: Species of fly
| Somula decora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Blerina |
| Genus: | Somula |
| Species: | S. decora
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| Binomial name | |
| Somula decora Macquart, 1847[1]
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Somula decora, commonly known as the spotted wood fly, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in central to eastern 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 live in decaying wood.[2]
Distribution
Canada, United States.
References
- ↑ Macquart, Pierre-Justin-Marie (1847). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 2.e supplement. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–104, 6 pls.
- ↑ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Miranda, G.F.G; Young, A.D.; Locke, M.M.; Marshall, S.A.; Skevington, J.H.; Thompson, F.C. (2013). "Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 23: 1–351. http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/mylmst_23/mylmst_23.pdf.
- J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
External links
- "Diptera.info". https://diptera.info/. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
Wikidata ☰ Q10820166 entry
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