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Chrysosyrphus

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Chrysosyrphus, the wrinklehead flies, is a genus of hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. They are native the holarctic region. These flies are small and black. (LBFs, Little Black Flies), The adults feed on nectar and pollen the sources of energy and protein respectively. Larvae are unknown.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilySyrphidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
87
Family
Syrphidae
Collections
UAM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, ZMBN
Recorded in
United States, Canada, Norway

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taxon name
Chrysosyrphus
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Category:Chrysosyrphus
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