Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Callicera erraticum (spelling/gender)
Callicera johnsoni var. auripila Metcalf 1916. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 32:112. Present status: Callicera erraticum (Walker)
Presumably nominate subspecies of C. johnsoni is now included in C. erratica as well.
Identification
Robust, hairy medium-sized syrphid that is a bee-mimic. Characters for the genus: Eyes pilose (hairy); third antennal segment tapering from base (
Key to the Syrphidae of the southeastern US). See this photo:
Range
Includes southeastern United States, though nowhere common.
Season
March-April (North Carolina)
Print References
Brimley,
Insects of North Carolina, p. 355, lists C. johnsoni Hunter from Raleigh (Piedmont) in March and Swannanoa (mountains) in April, as well as Callicera johnsoni var. auripila from the coast and from the Sandhills in April
(1).
Contributed by
Martin Hauser on 3 April, 2007 - 10:57am
Additional contributions by
cotinisLast updated 15 April, 2007 - 2:00pm
