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  7. Meliscaeva
  8. Banded Thintail

species 5,334 observations

Banded Thintail

Meliscaeva cinctella

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Meliscaeva cinctella is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.

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Supported by All

360 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Canada Goldenrod, Common Cowparsnip, Giant Goldenrod, Flat-topped Goldenrod 15
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits White Meadowsweet, Common Yarrow, Canada Hawkweed, Marsh Marigold 345

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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