Platycheirus normae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
Tribe: | Bacchini |
Genus: | Platycheirus |
Species: | P. normae
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Binomial name | |
Platycheirus normae Fluke 1939
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Platycheirus normae (Fluke 1939), [1] the paddlearm sedgesitter, is a rare species of syrphid fly [2] observed in northeastern North America. [3] 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 predators. [4] [5]