Pipiza nigripilosa,[1] the pale-haired pithead, is a common species of hoverfly in the eastern United States which can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers, from which they eat energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen.[2] Its larvae are aphid predators.[3][4]

Pipiza nigripilosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Pipizinae
Tribe: Pipizini
Genus: Pipiza
Species:
P. nigripilosa
Binomial name
Pipiza nigripilosa
Williston, 1887
Synonyms
  • Pipiza tricolor Curran, 1921

References

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  1. ^ "Pipiza nigripilosa information". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Williston, S.W. (1887). "Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 31: 1–335.
  3. ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  4. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.