Heringia salax (Loew, 1866 ), the Eastern Smoothleg Fly, is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed in many locations across North America. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. The larvae are predators on aphids.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipizinae |
| Tribe: | Pipizini |
| Genus: | Heringia |
| Species: | H. salax
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| Binomial name | |
| Heringia salax (Loew, 1866)
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References edit
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
- ^ "Heringia salax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Heringia salax". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Heringia salax species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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