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Trichopsomyia recedens

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Trichopsomyia recedens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Pipizinae
Tribe: Pipizini
Genus: Trichopsomyia
Species:
T. recedens
Binomial name
Trichopsomyia recedens
(Walker, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysogaster recedens Walker, 1852
  • Pipiza fraudulenta Loew, 1866

Trichopsomyia recedens, the shadowy psyllid-killer, is a species of syrphid fly observed in widespread locations in 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 psyllid, aphid and Phylloxera predators.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Trichopsomyia recedens information". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  2. ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  3. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  4. ^ Walker, Francis (1856). Insecta Saundersiana : or, Characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders. London: John Van Voorst. p. 228.