Lapposyrphus lapponicus

Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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 alcidiceWalker, 1849 Syrphus arcucinctusWalker, 1849 Syrphus marginatusJones, 1917 Epistrophe mediaconstrictusFluke, 1930 Syrphus bipunctatusGirschner, 1884 Catabomba komabensisMatsumura, 1917 Syrphus agnonWalker, 1849 Syrphus sibericusKanervo, 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. ^{[1] [2]}

References

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.