''Platycheirus thompsoni'', or Thompson's sedgesitter, is an uncommon species of
syrphid fly observed in northeastern 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. Larvae are
aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...
predators.
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References
Hoverflies of North America
Syrphinae
Insects described in 1990
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