{{Short description|Species of insect}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | genus = Cheilosia | species = comosa | authority = (Loew 1863) | synonyms = *Cartosyrphus brevichaeta <br><small>(Shannon, 1922)</small> *Cheilosia laevifrons <br><small>(Jones, 1907)</small> *Chilosia comosa <br><small>(Loew, 1863)</small> *Chilosia laevifrons <br><small>(Jones, 1907)</small> *Chilosia tarda<br> <small>(Snow, 1895)</small> *Pachysphyria crassicalx<br> <small>(Enderlein, 1938)</small> }} '''''Cheilosia comosa ''''' (Loew 1863),<ref>{{cite journal |last=Loew |first=Hermann |year=1863 |title=Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria qu |journal=Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift |volume=7 |pages=309 |url= https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9206113#page/343/mode/1up }}</ref> the '''prairie blacklet''', is a species of syrphid fly observed across 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. Larvae when known are plant feeders.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref name=skev>{{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}}</ref>

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Category:Flies of North America Category:Hoverflies of North America Category:Cheilosia Category:Insects described in 1863

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