Brachyopa perplexa
Brachyopa perplexa the hairy-striped sapeater is a fly species in the syrphid family. It is uncommon but has been collected from the Appalachian mountains to New York and Quebec, Canada.[2][3]
| Brachyopa perplexa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Tribe: | Brachyopini |
| Subtribe: | Brachyopina |
| Genus: | Brachyopa |
| Species: | B. perplexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyopa perplexa | |
Description
It has a length of between 5.5–8.5 mm. The pile of head is yellow with brown cheeks, and brown below the eye. There is a brow stripe from the eyes to the mouth. The antennae are reddish yellow with the arista short plumose to plumose. The thorax is dark gray with four reddish brown stripes. The scutellum is yellow brown covered with short black hairs. The abdomen in large part is yellow orange with longitudinal strip interrupted between segments. The first segment is all black. The legs are dark red with tarsi black.[1]
Habitat
Many individuals have been observed on blooms of Choke Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Plum and Osmorhiza claytonii.
Distribution
References
- Curran, C.H. (1922). "New and little-known Canadian Syrphidae (Diptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 54: 117–119. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
- Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.