Hiatomyia cyanescens ,[1] the cobalt deltawing, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the northeastern United States.[2] 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 are unknown.[3]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Loew, Hermann (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria qu". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 7: 309. Hiatomyia cyanescens , the cobalt deltawing, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in the northeastern 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. The larvae are unknown.
