Parhelophilus brooksi is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in northern 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 of this species are unknown but in this genera larvae are of the tong-tailed type (rat-tailed) [1]

Parhelophilus brooksi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Genus: Parhelophilus
Species:
P. brooksi
Binomial name
Parhelophilus brooksi
Curran, 1927
Synonyms
  • Lunomyia pollinaria Fluke, 1939

Distribution

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This is a nearctic species found in British Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Quebec.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, F. Christian (1997). "The Genus Pleskeola Stackelberg A Junior Synonym of Parhelophilus". Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 99: 628–640.
  2. ^ "Parhelophilus brooki Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.