Biology:Xylota hinei

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Short description: Species of fly

Xylota hinei
Xylota hinei 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Xylotina
Genus: Xylota
Species:
X. hinei
Binomial name
Xylota hinei
(Curran, 1941)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heliophilus hinei Curran, 1941[1]

Xylota hinei , ((Curran, 1941)), the Hine's Leafwalker , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in Eastern Canada. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen. Adults are 7.8–12.9 mm (0.31–0.51 in) long, black with yellow spots. The larvae of this genus live under bark in sap runs.[2]

Distribution

Canada , United States .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Curran, Charles Howard (1941). "New American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 78: 243–304. https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/377//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/bul/B078a03.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 26 July 2021. 
  2. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14331470 entry