Brachyopa punctipennis
Brachyopa punctipennis the Spot-winged sapeater is a fly species in the syrphid family.[2] It is rarely collected, first appearing in Oregon, this species had been considered a form of Brachyopa notata until Curran named it a separate species in 1925.[1]
| Brachyopa punctipennis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Brachyopini |
| Subtribe: | Brachyopina |
| Genus: | Brachyopa |
| Species: | B. punctipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyopa punctipennis | |
Description
It has a length of 6 mm. The head is rusty red with a dusting of white except shiny red below the eyes, around the mouth and a middle stripe on the face. The antennae are orange with an elongated oval third segment (basoflageomere). The arista is bare basally, short pubescent along the apex. Thorax rusty yellow with a white powder two narrowly separated medial stripes, a broader stripe on each side of the medial stripes. The abdomen is rusty yellow, more brownish at the posterior of each segment. Front and middle are legs yellow. Hind legs are somewhat darker. The tarsi of all legs are dark.[1]
Distribution
References
- Curran, Charles Howard (1925). "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico". The Kansas University Science Bulletin. 15: 7–216. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- 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.