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A Spotted Wood Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2014).
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Judy Gallagher.
A Spotted Wood Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Spotted Wood Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/5/2023). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Spotted Wood Fly in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/22/2021). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
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Barbara Speckart.
A Spotted Wood Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (6/6/2016).
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Dave Webb.
A Spotted Wood Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/9/2009). Determined by Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A Spotted Wood Fly in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/17/2014).
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Bill Keim.
A Spotted Wood Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/24/2023). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
Somula decora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Milesiini |
Subtribe: | Blerina |
Genus: | Somula |
Species: | S. decora
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Binomial name | |
Somula decora |
Somula decora, commonly known as the spotted wood fly, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in central to eastern North America. 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 live in decaying wood.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Canada, United States.
References
[edit]- ^ Macquart, Pierre-Justin-Marie (1847). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 2.e supplement. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–104, 6 pls.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 978-0-691-18940-6.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
- Miranda, G.F.G; Young, A.D.; Locke, M.M.; Marshall, S.A.; Skevington, J.H.; Thompson, F.C. (2013). "Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23: 1–351.
- J.F. McAlpine; B.V. Petersen; G.E. Shewell; H.J. Teskey; J.R. Vockeroth; D.M. Wood (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
External links
[edit]- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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