Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1794)

A Hover Fly

Synonyms: Milesia haematodes, Syrphus piger, Xyltoa rubbiginigaster

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Syrphidae

Genus: Chalcosyrphus

Species: Chalcosyrphus piger

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Chalcosyrphus piger