Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies.[2][3] Syrphus rectus is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada and has occasionally been seen in Europe.[4] Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contrasting black and yellow bands on the abdomen.[3]

Syrphus rectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Syrphus
Species:
S. rectus
Binomial name
Syrphus rectus
Osten-Sacken, 1875[1]

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

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  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ https://www.gbif.org/species/1537313