Somula decora, commonly known as the spotted wood fly, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in central to eastern 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 live in decaying wood.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Blerina |
| Genus: | Somula |
| Species: | S. decora
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Distribution
editCanada, United States.
References
edit- ^ Macquart, Pierre-Justin-Marie (1847). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 2.e supplement. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–104, 6 pls.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 978-0-691-18940-6.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
- Miranda, G.F.G; Young, A.D.; Locke, M.M.; Marshall, S.A.; Skevington, J.H.; Thompson, F.C. (2013). "Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23: 1–351.
- J.F. McAlpine; B.V. Petersen; G.E. Shewell; H.J. Teskey; J.R. Vockeroth; D.M. Wood (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
External links
edit- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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