Xylota quadrimaculata , (Loew, 1866), the Four-spotted Leafwalker , is a common species of syrphid fly observed in central and eastern North America. Syrphid flies are also known as Hover Flies or Flower Flies because the adults are frequently found hovering around flowers from which they feed on nectar and pollen. Adults are 8.2–11.3 mm (0.32–0.44 in) long, black with yellow-orange spots on the abdomen. The larvae of this genus live under bark in sap runs.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Xylotina |
| Genus: | Xylota |
| Species: | X. quadrimaculata
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| Xylota quadrimaculata | |
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Distribution edit
Canada: Ontario, New Brunswick.
United States: New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Maine, Colorado, Mississippi, Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey, Michigan.
GBIF species page
References edit
- ^ Loew, H. (1866). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria sexta". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. (1865) 9: 127–186. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Hull, Frank M. (1943). "New species of American syrphid flies". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. 38: 48–53. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
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