Brachyopa punctipennis

Brachyopa punctipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Brachyopini
Subtribe:	Brachyopina
Genus:	Brachyopa
Species:	B. punctipennis
Binomial name
	Brachyopa punctipennis; Curran, 1925

Brachyopa punctipennis the Spot-winged sapeater is a fly species in the syrphid family.^[2] It is rarely collected, first appearing in Oregon, this species had been considered a form of Brachyopa notata until Curran named it a separate species in 1925.^[1]

Description[]

It has a length of 6 mm. The head is rusty red with a dusting of white except shiny red below the eyes, around the mouth and a middle stripe on the face. The antennae are orange with an elongated oval third segment (basoflageomere). The arista is bare basally, short pubescent along the apex. Thorax rusty yellow with a white powder two narrowly separated medial stripes, a broader stripe on each side of the medial stripes. The abdomen is rusty yellow, more brownish at the posterior of each segment. Front and middle are legs yellow. Hind legs are somewhat darker. The tarsi of all legs are dark.^[1]

Distribution[]

Canada, United States.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Curran, Charles Howard (1925). "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico". The Kansas University Science Bulletin. 15: 7–216. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ 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 Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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[Curran1925-1] Curran, Charles Howard (1925). "Contribution to a monograph of the American Syrphidae north of Mexico". The Kansas University Science Bulletin. 15: 7–216. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[SkevingtonEtAl2019-2] 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 Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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