Sericomyia transversa

{{Short description|Species of fly}}

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| image = Sericomyia transversa 57012547.jpg

| genus = Sericomyia

| species = transversa

| authority = (Osburn, 1926)

| display_parents = 3

| synonyms = {{Species list

| Condidea transversa | Osburn, 1926

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Sericomyia transversa (Osburn, 1926), the Yellow-spotted Pond Fly , is an uncommon species of syrphid fly observed in northeastern North America.. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae of this genus are known as rat tailed maggots for the long posterior breathing tube.{{cite journal |last=Rotheray |first=G.E. |year=1993 |title= Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe |journal=Diperists Digest |volume=9 |pages=155 |url= https://diptera.info/downloads/df_1_9_Colour_Guide_to%20Hoverfly_Larvae.pdf }}{{cite book |last=Skevington |first=Jeffrey H |author-link= |date=2019 |title= Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= 9780691189406 }}{{Cite journal | title = Review of New World Sericomyia (Diptera: Syrphidae), including description of a new species | date = 2012 | last1 = Skevington | first1 = J. H. | last2 = Thompson | first2 = F. C. | journal = The Canadian Entomologist | volume = 144| issue = 2| pages = 216–247 | url =http://www.canacoll.org/Diptera/Staff/Skevington/pdfs/Skevington_Sericomyia_high_resolution.pdf | doi = 10.4039/tce.2012.24 }}