Platycheirus trichopus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Platycheirus |
| Species: | P. trichopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Platycheirus trichopus (Thomson, 1869)
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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
- ^ a b "Platycheirus trichopus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Platycheirus trichopus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.