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Cheilosia
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.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Parsley Blacklet
speciesCheilosia pagana
Cheilosia albitarsis
complexCheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia impressa
speciesCheilosia impressa
Greater Spring Blacklet
speciesCheilosia grossa
Cheilosia variabilis
speciesCheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia canicularis
complexCheilosia canicularis
The Cheilosia proxima Group
complexCheilosia proxima
The Cheilosia melanura Group
complexCheilosia melanura
Lesser Spring Blacklet
speciesCheilosia albipila
Cheilosia urbana
speciesCheilosia urbana
Cheilosia flavipes
speciesCheilosia flavipes
Cheilosia griseiventris
speciesCheilosia griseiventris
Cheilosia latifrons
speciesCheilosia latifrons
Cheilosia barbata
speciesCheilosia barbata
Cheilosia mutabilis
speciesCheilosia mutabilis
Cheilosia lasiopa
speciesCheilosia lasiopa
Cheilosia nebulosa
speciesCheilosia nebulosa
Jet Blacklet
speciesCheilosia laevis
Golden-legged Blacklet
speciesCheilosia wisconsinensis
Shannon's Blacklet
speciesCheilosia shannoni
Cheilosia lenis
speciesCheilosia lenis
Cheilosia psilophthalma
speciesCheilosia psilophthalma
Swarthy Blacklet
speciesCheilosia prima
Cheilosia uviformis
speciesCheilosia uviformis
Amber-haired Blacklet
speciesCheilosia lasiophthalma
Black-backed Blacklet
speciesCheilosia orilliaenis
Inky Blacklet
speciesCheilosia rita
Steely Blacklet
speciesCheilosia latrans
Cheilosia aerea
speciesCheilosia aerea
Cheilosia aterrima
speciesCheilosia aterrima
Scar-horned Blacklet
speciesCheilosia capillata
Cheilosia iberica
speciesCheilosia iberica
Cheilosia melanopa
speciesCheilosia melanopa
Cheilosia parachloris
speciesCheilosia parachloris
Ultramarine Blacklet
speciesCheilosia subchalybea
Jack pine Blacklet
speciesCheilosia comosa
Cheilosia antennalis
speciesCheilosia antennalis
Cheilosia shanhaica
speciesCheilosia shanhaica
Ebony Blacklet
speciesCheilosia pontiaca
Cheilosia reniformis
speciesCheilosia reniformis
Cheilosia rhynchops
speciesCheilosia rhynchops
Cheilosia hypena
speciesCheilosia hypena
Pale-haired Blacklet
speciesCheilosia primoveris
Cheilosia ochripes
speciesCheilosia ochripes
Cheilosia abbreviata
speciesCheilosia abbreviata
Cheilosia frontalis
speciesCheilosia frontalis
Cheilosia rodgersi
speciesCheilosia rodgersi
Mustard-haired Blacklet
speciesCheilosia rhinoprosopa
Cheilosia ingrica
speciesCheilosia ingrica
Alaskan Blacklet
speciesCheilosia alaskensis
Aldrich's Blacklet
speciesCheilosia aldrichi
Yellow-haired Blacklet
speciesCheilosia atrocapilla
Baron's Blacklet
speciesCheilosia baroni
Charcoal Blacklet
speciesCheilosia bicolorata
Bigelow's Blacklet
speciesCheilosia bigelowi
Slate Blacklet
speciesCheilosia borealis
Burke's Blacklet
speciesCheilosia burkei
Canadian Blacklet
speciesCheilosia canada
Catalins Mountains Blacklet
speciesCheilosia catalina
Indigo Blacklet
speciesCheilosia chalybescens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1417138.