Biology:Xylota naknek

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Short description: Species of fly

Xylota naknek
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. naknek
Binomial name
Xylota naknek
Shannon, 1926[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylota atlantica Shannon, 1926
  • Heliophilus mixtus Curran, 1941[2]

Xylota naknek (Shannon, 1926), the Naknek Leafwalker , is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed across Canada and the Northeastern United States. 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 9.1–12.8 mm (0.36–0.50 in) long. The larvae of this genus live under bark in sap runs. [3]

Distribution

Canada:British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Quebec United States:Alaska, Wisconsin New Hampshire, California, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota. https://www.gbif.org/species/1541683 GBIF species page

References

  1. Shannon, Raymond Corbett (1926). "Review of the American xylotine syrphid-flies". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 69 ((9)[2635]): 1–52. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15384657#page/305/mode/1up. Retrieved 19 July 2021. 
  2. 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. 
  3. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14331468 entry