Syrphidae of Southern Illinois: Diversity, floral associations, and preliminary assessment of their efficacy as pollinators
Syrphid flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are a cosmopolitan group of flower-visiting insects, though their diversity and importance as pollinators is understudied and often unappreciated.Data on 1,477 Syrphid occurrences and floral UHF/VHF Accessories associations from three years of pollinator collection (2017-2019) in the Southern Illinois region of Il