Chamaesyrphus caledonicus

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Chamaesyrphus
Species:	C. caledonicus
Binomial name
Chamaesyrphus caledonicus Collin, 1940 [1]

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

Very similar to other Chamaesyrphus For identification see references. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Distribution and biology

From Norway to Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Northern France, European Russia Germany (Bavaria). ^{[9] [10]} The habitat is Pinus sylvestris and taiga forest and sheltered coastal dune or heath systems. Flowers visited include Calluna vulgaris , Mentha , Saxifraga , Solidago virgaurea . Flies from July to October dependent on altitude and latitude.

References

1. Collin, J.E. (1940). "Notes on Syrphidae (Diptera). IV". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 76: 150–158.
2. Van der Goot, V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
3. Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN   0-9502891-3-2.
4. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN   81-205-0080-6.
5. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
6. Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
7. Fauna Europaea
8. Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
9. Fauna Europaea
10. Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.

External links

• Images representing Chamaesyrphus caledonicus