Criorhina nigriventris

Criorhina nigriventris , the bare-cheeked bumble fly, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed across the northern United States, the Appalachian Mountains and southern Canada. 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 of this genus are found in decaying wood.[6][7]

Criorhina nigriventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Criorhinina
Genus: Criorhina
Species:
C. nigriventris
Binomial name
Criorhina nigriventris
Walton, 1911[1]
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Distribution

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Canada, United States.

References

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  1. ^ Walton, W.R. (1911). "Notes on Pennsylvania Diptera, with two new species of Syrphidae". Entomological News, and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 22: 318–322, 1 pl. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Curran, Charles Howard (1925). "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico". The Kansas University science bulletin. (1924) 15: 7–216, 12 pls. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, C.W. (1917). "A new species of Criorhina from New England". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 24: 153–154. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ Curran, C.H. (1924). "Four apparently undescribed Diptera from Canada". The Canadian Entomologist. 56: 250–253.
  5. ^ Harris, T.W. (1835). Insects. Pp. 553-602. In Hitchcock, E., Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts. 2nd Edition. Amherst: J. S. & C. Adams. pp. [4] + 702 pp., 19 pls, 3 maps.
  6. ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  7. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.