Cheilosia comosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Cheilosia |
| Species: | C. comosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheilosia comosa (Loew 1863)
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Cheilosia comosa (Loew 1863),[1] the prairie blacklet, is a species of syrphid fly observed in across North America. 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. Larvae when known are plant feeders.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Loew, Hermann (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria qu". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 7: 309.
- ^ 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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