Cheilosia rita

Cheilosia rita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Cheilosia
Species:	C. rita
Binomial name
	Cheilosia rita; Curran, 1922
Synonyms
	Cartosyrphus sialia ; (Shannon, 1922); Cheilosia argentipila; (Fluke and Hull, 1947); Chilosia rita ; (Curran, 1922); Cheilosia alpinensis ; (Fluke & Hull, 1947); Cheilosia argentipila ; (Fluke & Hull, 1947);

Cheilosia rita^[1] the inky blacklet, is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed in The United States and Canada. 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. The larvae, when they are known, are plant feeders.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Cheilosia rita information". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.

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[gbif-1] "Cheilosia rita information". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-07-15.

[2] Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.

[skev-3] Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.

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