Trichopsomyia recedens, the shadowy psyllid-killer, is a species of syrphid fly observed in widespread locations in 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. Larvae when known are psyllid, aphid and Phylloxera predators.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipizinae |
| Tribe: | Pipizini |
| Genus: | Trichopsomyia |
| Species: | T. recedens
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| Trichopsomyia recedens (Walker, 1852)
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References
edit- ^ "Trichopsomyia recedens information". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
- ^ Walker, Francis (1856). Insecta Saundersiana : or, Characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders. London: John Van Voorst. p. 228.
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