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Hiatomyia cyanescens

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Hiatomyia cyanescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Hiatomyia
Species:
H. cyanescens
Binomial name
Hiatomyia cyanescens
(Loew 1863)
Synonyms
  • Chilosia cyanescens Loew, 1863

Hiatomyia cyanescens ,[1] the cobalt deltawing, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the northeastern United States.[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. The larvae are unknown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Loew, Hermann (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria qu". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 7: 309.
  2. ^ Hull, Frank Montgomery (1950). "The genus Cheilosia Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae). The subgenera Cheilosia and Hiatomyia". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 94: 299–402. hdl:2246/1001.
  3. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.