Neoascia_metallica

<i>Neoascia metallica</i>

Neoascia metallica

Species of fly

Neoascia metallica (Williston, 1882), the Double-banded Fen Fly, is a common species of syrphid fly observed 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. The larvae are aquatic.[4][5]

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Distribution

Canada, United States.

References

  1. [1]
    Williston, Samuel Wendell (1882). "Contribution to a monograph of the North American Syrphidae". Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 (112): 299–332. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Bigot, Jacques-Marie-Frangile (1884). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 22e partie, XXXII: Syrphidi (2e partie). espèces nouvelles, No 1er". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 3 (6): 315–356. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    Curran, C.H. (1925). "Revision of the genus Neoascia Williston (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 27: 51–62.
  4. [4]
    Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  5. [5]
    Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.


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