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Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America (Princeton Field Guides Book 118) by Jeffrey H. Skevington, Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins, Jeffrey H Skevington, William J Crins, Stephen A. Marshall is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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The first comprehensive field guide to the flower flies (Syrphidae) of northeastern North America **A groundbreaking guide to flower flies in North America** This is the first comprehensive field guide to the flower flies (also known as hover flies) of northeastern North America. Flower flies are, along with bees, our most important pollinators. Found in a varied range of habitats, from backyard gardens to aquatic ecosystems, these flies are often overlooked because many of their species mimic bees or wasps. Despite this, many species are distinctive and even subtly differentiated species can be accurately identified. This handy and informative guide teaches you how. With more than 3,000 color photographs and 400 maps, this guide covers all 416 species of flower flies that occur north of Tennessee and east of the Dakotas, including the high Arctic and Greenland. Each species account provides information on size, identification, abundance, and flight time, along with notes on behavior, classification, hybridization, habitats, larvae, and more. Summarizing the current scientific understanding of our flower fly fauna, this is an indispensable resource for anyone, amateur naturalist or
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- Author
- Jeffrey H. Skevington, Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins, Jeffrey H Skevington, William J Crins, Stephen A. Marshall
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691192512
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Nature, Science, Stem
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5 (109 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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