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Syrphus rectus

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Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies.[2][3] Syrphys rectus is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contrasting black and yellow bands on the abdomen.[3]

The adults visit the flowers of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the larvae feed on aphids.[2][3] The yellow-legged flower fly flies between April and November.[3]

References

  1. ^ Osten Sacken, C. R. 1875. On the North American species of the genus Syrphus (in the narrowest sense). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History: Volume 18. Boston Society of Natural History. Pg. 139
  2. ^ a b "Species Syrphus rectus - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; Crins, William J.; Marshall, Stephen A. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton. ISBN 9780691189406.
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Syrphus rectus: Brief Summary

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Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies. Syrphys rectus is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contrasting black and yellow bands on the abdomen.

The adults visit the flowers of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the larvae feed on aphids. The yellow-legged flower fly flies between April and November.

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