Spilomyia sayi

Spilomyia sayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Spilomyia
Species: S. sayi
Binomial name
Spilomyia sayi
(Goot, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Paragus quadrifasciatus Say, 1824
  • Paragus sayi Goot, 1964

Spilomyia sayi is a common species of North American hoverfly. It is a wasp mimic.

Adults are 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in) long and are seen from June to October in the northern part of their range. Males engage in hilltopping, where they find high ground to await females. Larvae are found in decaying heartwood of deciduous trees.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Graham E. Rotheray, Cyrille Dussaix, Maria Angeles Marcos-García & Celeste Pérez-Bañón (2005). "The early stages of three Palaearctic species of saproxylic hoverflies (Syrphidae, Diptera)". Micron. 37 (1): 73–80. doi:10.1016/j.micron.2005.05.003. PMID 16009559.


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