Omegasyrphus coarctatus explained

Omegasyrphus coarctatus , the orange-legged ant fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly observed across the United States.[1] Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers except Microdon species are seldom observed around flowers. Larvae have been found in the nests of the ant species Monomorium minutum and Aphaenogaster fulva[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Omegasyrphus coarctatus . Syrphidae Community Website. 2023-01-03.
  2. Greene . Charles. 923. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE BIOLOGY OF N. A. DIPTERA. . Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. . 25. 84–89.
  3. Curran . Charles Howard . "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico" . The Kansas University Science Bulletin. . 1925 . 15 . 7–216 .
  4. Thompson . F.C . 1981 . Revisionary notes on Nearctic Microdon flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 83 . 725–758 . Allen Press . Washington D.C. . 0013-8797 .
  5. Loew . H. . Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria quinta. . Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift . 1864 . 8 . 49–104 . 10.1002/mmnd.18640080105 . 11 July 2021.

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