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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Syrphus |
| Species: | S. rectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Syrphus rectus Osten-Sacken, 1875[1]
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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
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Species Syrphus rectus - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ 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) - ^ https://www.gbif.org/species/1537313
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