Platycheirus trichopus

Platycheirus trichopus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Platycheirus
Species:	P. trichopus
Binomial name
	Platycheirus trichopus; (Thomson, 1869)
Synonyms[1]
	Syrphus trichopus Thomson, 1869 ;

Platycheirus trichopus, also known as the western forest sedgesitter, is a species of syrphid fly in the Bacchini tribe of the Syrphidae family.[1][2] This flower fly is typically found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America.[3] Most Platycheirus species cannot be identified past genus without microscopic examination, but according to Even Dankowicz, P. trichopus has a unique set of characteristics that make it an exception when/where high quality images of the head/face are available.[3]

References

"Platycheirus trichopus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
"Platycheirus trichopus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Dankowicz, Even (2023). "Common Pipizini, Paragini, and Bacchini Species of the Southwestern U.S. (CA NV AZ UT NM CO)". The Fly Guide: Field/Photo ID for Flies. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

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[itis-1] "Platycheirus trichopus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[buglink-2] "Platycheirus trichopus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[flyguide-sedgesitters-SW-3] Dankowicz, Even (2023). "Common Pipizini, Paragini, and Bacchini Species of the Southwestern U.S. (CA NV AZ UT NM CO)". The Fly Guide: Field/Photo ID for Flies. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 2024-03-27.