Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Eristalinae Scientific name Cheilosia Higher classification Rhingiini Order Fly | Family Syrphidae Tribe Rhingiini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Cheilosia pagana, Cheilosia illustrata, Cheilosia albitarsis, Cheilosia grossa, Cheilosia fasciata | ||
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Cheilosia is a genus of hoverfly. Most Cheilosia are black or largely un-coloured, lacking the bright colours and patterns of many hoverfly species. It is one of the most species diverse genera of hoverflies. The biology of many species is little understood, but where known, the larvae of Cheilosia species feed in the stems of plants or in fungi.
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