Hiatomyia cyanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Hiatomyia
Species:
H. cyanea
Binomial name
Hiatomyia cyanea
(Hunter, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Chilosia cyanea (HUNTER, 1896)
  • Chilosia nigrocoerulea Lovett, 1921
  • Chilosia pacifica Lovett, 1919

Hiatomyia cyanea,[1] the azure deltawing, is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in the northeastern United States. 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 unknown.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hull, Frank Montgomery (1950). "The genus Cheilosia Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae). The subgenera Cheilosia and Hiatomyia". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 94: 299–402. hdl:2246/1001.
  2. ↑ Hunter, Walter David (1896). "A summary of the members of the genus Chilosia, Meig., in North America, with descriptions of new species". The Canadian Entomologist. 28 (9): 227–233. doi:10.4039/Ent28227-9. S2CID 84233795.


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