Cheilosia pallipes
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| Cheilosia pallipes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Cheilosia |
| Species: | C. pallipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilosia pallipes Loew 1863 | |
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Cheilosia pallipes, the yellow-shouldered blacklet,[1] is a common species of syrphid fly observed in eastern 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 plant feeders.[2] [3][4]
