Chrysotoxum plumeum, the broad-banded meadow fly, is a common species of syrphid fly observed throughout North America.[2] 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. The larvae may be associated with aphids and ants.[3]

Chrysotoxum plumeum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Chrysotoxum
Species:
C. plumeum
Binomial name
Chrysotoxum plumeum

The species name may be a junior synonym of Chrysotoxum derivatum Walker, 1849.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Charles Willison (1924). "A review of the New England species of Chrysotoxum". Occasional papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. 5: 97--100.
  2. ^ "Chrysotoxum plumeum, Broad-banded Meadow Fly". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  4. ^ "Chrysotoxum plumeum Johnson, 1924". Retrieved July 22, 2022.