{{Short description|Species of fly}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | genus = Cheilosia | species = rita | authority = Curran, 1922 | synonyms = *Cartosyrphus sialia <br> <small> (Shannon, 1922)</small> *Cheilosia argentipila<br> <small> (Fluke and Hull, 1947)</small> *Chilosia rita <small> <br>(Curran, 1922)</small> *Cheilosia alpinensis <br><small>(Fluke & Hull, 1947)</small> *Cheilosia argentipila <br><small>(Fluke & Hull, 1947)</small> }}

'''''Cheilosia rita'''''<ref name=gbif> {{Cite web| title=''Cheilosia rita'' information | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1539870 | website=GBIF | accessdate=2022-07-15 }}</ref> the '''inky blacklet''', is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed in The United States and Canada. 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, when they are 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 1922 Category:Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran

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