Brachyopa perplexa

Brachyopa perplexa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Tribe:	Brachyopini
Subtribe:	Brachyopina
Genus:	Brachyopa
Species:	B. perplexa
Binomial name
	Brachyopa perplexa; Curran, 1922

Brachyopa perplexa , the hairy-striped sapeater, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly. It has been observed from the Appalachian Mountains to New York State and Quebec, Canada. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies, for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae for this genus are of the rat-tailed type. B.perplexa larvae have not been described.^[2]^[3]

Description

It has a length of between 5.5 and 8.5 mm. The pile of head is yellow with brown cheeks, and brown below the eye. There is a brow stripe from the eyes to the mouth. The antennae are reddish yellow with the arista short plumose to plumose. The thorax is dark gray with four reddish brown stripes. The scutellum is yellow brown covered with short black hairs. The abdomen in large part is yellow orange with longitudinal strip interrupted between segments. The first segment is all black. The legs are dark red with tarsi black.^[1]

Habitat

Many individuals have been observed on blooms of Choke Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Plum and Osmorhiza claytonii.

Distribution

Canada, United States.

References

^ ^a ^b Curran, C.H. (1922). "New and little-known Canadian Syrphidae (Diptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 54: 117–119. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
^ Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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[Curran_1922-1] Curran, C.H. (1922). "New and little-known Canadian Syrphidae (Diptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 54: 117–119. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[2] Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.

[SkevingtonEtAl2019-3] Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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