| Brachypalpus oarus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Xylotina |
| Genus: | Brachypalpus |
| Species: | B. oarus
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachypalpus oarus | |
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Brachypalpus oarus, the eastern catkin, is a common species of syrphid fly first officially described by Walker in 1849.[1] Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae are of the rat-tailed type feeding on decaying sap under tree bark.[4]
- ^ a b c Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 485–687.
- ^ Loew, Hermann (1872). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria decima". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 16: 49–124. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Hull, F.M. (1946). "New syrphid flies from Mississippi". Entomological News. 56[1945]: 268–272.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.