Platycheirus trichopus
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| Platycheirus trichopus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Platycheirus |
| Species: | P. trichopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycheirus trichopus (Thomson, 1869) | |
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Platycheirus trichopus, also known as the western forest sedgesitter, is a species of syrphid fly in the Bacchini tribe of the Syrphidae family.[1][2] This flower fly is typically found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America.[3] Most Platycheirus species cannot be identified past genus without microscopic examination, but according to Even Dankowicz, P. trichopus has a unique set of characteristics that make it an exception when/where high quality images of the head/face are available.[3][4]
