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Violet Leafwalker

Chalcosyrphus chalybeus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 5, February 5, March 7, April 15, May 28, June 37, July 10, August 9, September 9, October 8, November 5, December 4.
United States383
Canada138
Ontario117
New York78
Ohio38
Virginia30
Maryland27
West Virginia26
Quebec21
Michigan19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyHover Flies · Syrphidae
GenusLeafwalkers · Chalcosyrphus

Sources

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