Chrysotoxum plumeum, the broad-banded meadow fly, is a common species of syrphid fly observed throughout North America.[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 may be associated with aphids and ants.[3]
| Chrysotoxum plumeum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Chrysotoxum |
| Species: | C. plumeum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysotoxum plumeum | |
The species name may be a junior synonym of Chrysotoxum derivatum Walker, 1849.[4]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Charles Willison (1924). "A review of the New England species of Chrysotoxum". Occasional papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. 5: 97--100.
- ^ "Chrysotoxum plumeum, Broad-banded Meadow Fly". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
- ^ "Chrysotoxum plumeum Johnson, 1924". Retrieved July 22, 2022.