Syrphus rectus
Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies.[2][3] Syrphys rectus is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contrasting black and yellow bands on the abdomen.[3]
| Syrphus rectus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Syrphus |
| Species: | S. rectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Syrphus rectus Osten-Sacken, 1875[1] | |
The adults visit the flowers of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the larvae feed on aphids.[2][3] The yellow-legged flower fly flies between April and November.[3]
References
- Osten Sacken, C. R. 1875. On the North American species of the genus Syrphus (in the narrowest sense). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History: Volume 18. Boston Society of Natural History. Pg. 139
- "Species Syrphus rectus - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; Crins, William J.; Marshall, Stephen A. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton. ISBN 9780691189406.
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