Psilota is a genus of small black
hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order
Diptera. They are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a
venia spuria in the wings.[1] The
larvae feed on tree sap.[2]
^Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254.
ISBN90-5011-199-8.
^Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
Psilota is a genus of small black
hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order
Diptera. They are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a
venia spuria in the wings.[1] The
larvae feed on tree sap.[2]
^Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254.
ISBN90-5011-199-8.
^Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.