| Syrphus rectus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Syrphus |
| Species: | S. rectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Syrphus rectus Osten-Sacken, 1875 [1] | |
Syrphus rectus, the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies. [2] [3] Syrphus rectus is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada and has occasionally been seen in Europe. [4] Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contrasting black and yellow bands on the abdomen. [3]
The adults visit the flowers of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the larvae feed on aphids. [2] [3] The yellow-legged flower fly flies between April and November. [3]
