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Platycheirus trichopus

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Species of fly

Platycheirus trichopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Platycheirus
Species: P. trichopus
Binomial name
Platycheirus trichopus
(Thomson, 1869)
Synonyms

Platycheirus trichopus, also known as the western forest sedgesitter, is a species of syrphid fly in the Bacchini tribe of the Syrphidae family. This flower fly is typically found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America. Most Platycheirus species cannot be identified past genus without microscopic examination, but according to Even Dankowicz, P. trichopus has a unique set of characteristics that make it an exception when/where high quality images of the head/face are available.


References

  1. ^ "Platycheirus trichopus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Platycheirus trichopus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Dankowicz, Even (2023). "Common Pipizini, Paragini, and Bacchini Species of the Southwestern U.S. (CA NV AZ UT NM CO)". The Fly Guide: Field/Photo ID for Flies. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; et al. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691189406.
Taxon identifiers
Platycheirus trichopus


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