''Chrysosyrphus'' is a
genus
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of dark-coloured
arctic
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hoverflies
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, whi ...
.
Species
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C. alaskensis''
( Shannon, 1922)
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C. frontosus''
(Bigot
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, 1884)
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C. latus''
( Loew, 1863)
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C. montanus''
Violovitsh, 1978
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C. nasuta''
(Zetterstedt
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Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
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C. niger''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1843)
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C. nigripennis''
( Williston, 1882)
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C. tundrarum''
Violovitsh, 1978
["Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965." Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/80893/entries/33712522/overview. Accessed 09 Jan 2012]
References
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Hoverfly genera
Eristalinae