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Xylota subfasciata

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Xylota subfasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Xylotina
Genus: Xylota
Species:
X. subfasciata
Binomial name
Xylota subfasciata
Loew, 1866[1]
Synonyms

Xylota subfasciata , (Loew, 1866), the Large-spotted Forest Fly , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed widely across North America. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen. Adults are 8.7–1,312.5 mm (0.34–51.67 in) long, black with large yellow abdominal spots. The larvae of this genus live under bark in sap runs.

Distribution

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Canada, United States. GBIF species page with map

References

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  1. ^ Loew, H. (1866). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria sexta". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. (1865) 9: 127–186. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ Williston, S. W. (1887). "Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 31: xxx + 335. Retrieved 1 July 2015.