White-spotted Pond Fly

Sericomyia lata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Sericomyia lata (Coquillett 1907), the White-spotted Pond Fly , is a common species of syrphid fly observed across North America, concentrated in the east. 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 11.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 220United States of America · 132

Sources and credits

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White-spotted Pond Fly

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