Paragus angustifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Paragus
Species:
P. angustifrons
Binomial name
Paragus angustifrons
Loew, 1863

' Paragus angustifrons (Loew 1863), the Narrow-faced Grass Skimmer, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed throughout North America. 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. The larvae have been reared from Aphis spiraecola and Aphis spiraephila.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Metcalf, C.L. (1916). "Syrphidae of Maine". Bulletin / Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 253: 193–264.
  2. ↑ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  3. ↑ Vockeroth, J.R. (1992). The Flower Flies of the Subfamily Syrphinae of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland (Diptera: Syrphidae). Part 18. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Government Pub Centre. pp. 1–456. ISBN 0-660-13830-1.
  4. ↑ "Paragus angustifrons Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Paragus angustifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.


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