Chalcosyrphus piger explained

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) piger (Fabricius, 1794), the short-haired leafwalker, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly found throughout North America and Europe. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies, for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae have been identified from sappy hollows from Larix and Pinus.[1] [2]

Distribution

Europe, Canada, United States.(see distribution map)[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Van Veen, M.P. . Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae . Hardback . 2004 . KNNV Publishing . Utrecht . 90-5011-199-8 . 254 .
  2. Book: Skevington . J.H. . Locke . M.M. . Young . A.D. . Moran . K. . Crins . W.J. . Marshall . S.A . Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America . 2019 . Princeton University Press . Princeton, New Jersey . 9780691189406 . 512 . First. Princeton Field Guides .
  3. Thornhill . Alan . Pennards . Gerard W.A. . Morris . Roger K.A. . Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Britain . Dipterists Digest . 2022 . 29 . 1 . 84–86.

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