Elongate Spikeleg

Neocnemodon elongata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Heringia elongata (Curran 1921), the elongate spikeleg, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in mainly eastern North America but scattered across the US Canadian border to the Pacific Coast. 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

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionHeringia elongata, Wikipedia contributors

Elongate Spikeleg

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