Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Hover fly

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Trochilidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Cheilosia
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-hooded Sunbeam and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway