Biology:Xylota angustiventris

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Short description: Species of fly

Xylota angustiventris
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Xylota angustiventris
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. angustiventris
Binomial name
Xylota angustiventris
Loew, 1866[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylota elongata Williston, 1887[2]

Xylota angustiventris, (Loew, 1866), the Two-spotted Leafwalker , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in northeast North America. 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 12.2–14.4 mm (0.48–0.57 in) long, largely black with two yellow spots on the abdomen in the male? The larvae are not known, but in this genus, are likely to be found in tree holes or bark to feed on sap.[3]

Distribution

Canada , United States .

References

  1. Loew, H. (1866). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria sexta.". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (1865) 9: 127–186. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8541632#page/149/mode/1up. Retrieved 17 October 2020. 
  2. Williston, S. W. (1887). "Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 31: xxx + 335. https://archive.org/details/cihm_28166. Retrieved 1 July 2015. 
  3. Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America.. ISBN 9780691189406. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14331482 entry