Black-legged Bog Fly
Parhelophilus flavifacies (Bigot, 1884)
Black-legged Bog Fly: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/20084
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BuGuide provides the following note from Jeff Skevington: "hind tibia almost entirely black, unlike in any other eastern Parhelophilus."

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Parhelophilus flavifacies
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Parhelophilus
Species:
P. flavifacies
Binomial name
Parhelophilus flavifacies
(Bigot, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Helophilus anniae Brimley, 1923
  • Helophilus flavifacies Bigot, 1883

Parhelophilus flavifacies (Bigot, 1883), the Black-legged Bog Fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in the Eastern United States and 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 are the long tailed "rat-tailed" type.[2][3][1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Parhelophilus flavifacies Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
  3. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
  4. ^ "Parhelophilus flavifacies". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.