Chrysosyrphus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Brachyopini |
| Subtribe: | Brachyopina |
| Genus: | Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965 |
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.[1]