Lapposyrphus lapponicus

Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Lapposyrphus
Species:	L. lapponicus
Binomial name
	Lapposyrphus lapponicus; Zetterstedt, 1838
Synonyms
	Scaeva lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838; Eupeodes lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838); Metasyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838); Syrphus alcidice Walker, 1849; Syrphus arcucinctus Walker, 1849; Syrphus marginatus Jones, 1917; Epistrophe mediaconstrictus Fluke, 1930; Syrphus bipunctatus Girschner, 1884; Catabomba komabensis Matsumura, 1917; Syrphus agnon Walker, 1849; Syrphus sibericus Kanervo, 1938;

Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838), the common loopwing aphideater (in North America) or Lapland syrphid fly (in Europe), is a common species of syrphid fly observed across the Northern Hemisphere. The adults are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae feed on aphids.¹²

References

Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
Fluke, C. L (1952). "The Metasyrphus Species of North America". The American Museum of Natural History. 1590: 1–27.

[skev-1] Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.

[2] Fluke, C. L (1952). "The Metasyrphus Species of North America". The American Museum of Natural History. 1590: 1–27.

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