Trichopsomyia
Sign in to saveTrichopsomyia is a genus of Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae (flower flies), in the order Diptera.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 56
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, LACM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, AM
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- Mexico, United States, Canada, Australia
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- taxon common name
- galleblomsterfluer
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Trichopsomyia is a genus of Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae (flower flies), in the order Diptera.
==Biology== Hover flies like the Trichopsomyia are small flies with large heads and eyes, and small antennae. Their bodies are medium to slender, with a waist that is not significantly narrow, unless it is a wasp mimicking species. They have one pair of clear wings, and the banded forms have yellow and black bands. Hoverflies resemble wasps or bees because of their black and yellow-striped abdomens. However, they are actually members of a fly family that have evolved to mimic wasps and bees for protection.
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