Oblique-banded Pond Fly

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Sericomyia chrysotoxoides , (Macquart 1842), the Oblique-banded Pond Fly , is a common species of syrphid fly observed across the eastern half of North America and in the Rocky Mountains. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen. Adults are 9.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1,249Canada · 873

Sources and credits

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Oblique-banded Pond Fly

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