Orange-banded Spineleg

Myolepta varipes

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Myolepta varipes (Loew, 1869), the Orange-banded Pegleg , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the eastern half of the 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.

Distribution

Orange-banded Spineleg — (c) skitterbug, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by skitterbug · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

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Orange-banded Spineleg

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