Biology:Heringia calcarata
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Short description: Species of fly
| Heringia calcarata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipizinae |
| Tribe: | Pipizini |
| Genus: | Heringia |
| Species: | H. calcarata
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| Binomial name | |
| Heringia calcarata (Loew) 1866[1]
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Heringia calcarata, the opaque spikeleg, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in North America[2] 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 are aphid predators.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Loew, Hermann (1872). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria decima". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 16: 49-124. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42347765#page/61/mode/1up. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Heringia calcarata species information". https://www.gbif.org/species/5070924. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14516888 entry
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