Biology:Sericomyia lata
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Short description: Species of fly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Sericomyia |
| Species: | S. lata
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| Binomial name | |
| Sericomyia lata (Coquillett, 1907)
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Sericomyia lata (Coquillett 1907), the White-spotted Pond Fly , is a common species of syrphid fly observed across North America, concentrated in the east. 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 11.6–15.2 mm (0.46–0.60 in) long and black with large white abdominal spots. The larvae of this genus are known as rat tailed maggots for the long posterior breathing tube.[2] [3][4][1][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sericomyia lata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=140765. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Skevington, J. H.; Thompson, F. C. (2012). "Review of New World Sericomyia (Diptera: Syrphidae), including description of a new species". The Canadian Entomologist 144 (2): 216–247. doi:10.4039/tce.2012.24. http://www.canacoll.org/Diptera/Staff/Skevington/pdfs/Skevington_Sericomyia_high_resolution.pdf.
- ↑ "Sericomyia lata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1538807. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Sericomyia lata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/296435. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14332110 entry category:taxa named by Daniel William Coquillett
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