Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae (hoverflies)
- Subfamily: Eristalinae
- Tribe: Milesiini
- Genus: Xylota Meigen, 1822
- Species: Xylota micrura (Curran, 1941)
Synonyms
- Heliophilus micrurus Curran, 1941
Description
Xylota micrura is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. As with other members of the genus Xylota, adults are typically associated with woodland habitats where they visit flowers for nectar and pollen. Detailed morphological characteristics specific to this species are documented in the original description by Curran (1941) and subsequent taxonomic works, but a concise summary is not provided here.
Distribution
The species occurs in North America, specifically recorded from Canada and the United States.
References
- Curran, C. H. (1941). “New American Syrphidae.” Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 78: 243–304.
- Skevington, J. H., Locke, M. M., Young, A. D., Moran, K., Crins, W. J., & Marshall, S. A. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton University Press, p. 512.
Note: Information is derived from publicly available taxonomic and distribution records.
