Arizona madrone vs Hover fly

Arbutus arizonica compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona madrone	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Arbutus	Cheilosia
Species	Arbutus arizonica	Cheilosia pagana

Conservation Status

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona madrone	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona madrone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.