| Temnostoma excentricum | |
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| T. excentrica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Temnostomina |
| Genus: | Temnostoma |
| Species: | T. excentricum |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnostoma excentricum Harris, 1841 | |
| Synonyms | |
Temnostoma excentrica (Harris, 1841 ), the Black-spotted Falsehorn , is a common species of syrphid fly observed throughout the United States and Canada. 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. Temnostoma adults are strong wasp mimics. The larvae burrow in moist decayed wood.
Distribution
Canada, Northern United States.
References
- ^ Harris, T.W. (1841). A report on insects of Massachusetts, injurious to vegetation. . Cambridge: Folsom, Wells & Thurston. pp. viii + 459.
- Harris, T.W. (1835). Insects. Pp. 553-602. In Hitchcock, E., Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts. 2nd Edition. Amherst: J. S. & C. Adams. pp. + 702 pp., 19 pls, 3 maps.
- Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
- Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
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