Jump to content

Spilomyia citima

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spilomyia citima
Spilomyia citima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Milesiina
Genus: Spilomyia
Species:
S. citima
Binomial name
Spilomyia citima
Vockeroth, 1958[1]
Synonyms
  • Spilomyia oregonensis Nayar & Cole, 1968[2]

Spilomyia citima , the Western Hornet Fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly first officially described by Vockeroth in 1958.[1] Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae are known as the short-tailed larvae suited for moist areas such as rot holes of trees.[3][4]

Distribution

[edit]

Canada, United States.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Vockeroth, J.R. (1958). "Two new Nearctic species of Spilomyia (Diptera: Syrphilidae), with a note on the taxonomic value of wing microtrichia inn the Syrphidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 90: 284–291.
  2. ^ Nayar, J.L.; Cole, F.R. (1968). "Two new species of Spilomyia Meigen (Syrphidae: Diptera)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 44: 211–214.
  3. ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  4. ^ Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

Further reading

[edit]
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.