Platycheirus trichopus

Platycheirus trichopus
Scientific 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 [1]
Syrphus trichopus Thomson, 1869

Platycheirus trichopus, also known as the western forest sedgesitter, is a species of syrphid fly in the Bacchini tribe of the Syrphidae family. ^{[1] [2]} This flower fly is typically found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America. ^[3] 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. ^{[3] [4]}

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.