| Cheilosia pubera | |
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| Crichton Glen, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Cheilosia |
| Species: | C. pubera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilosia pubera (Zetterstedt, 1838) | |
Cheilosia pubera is a Palearctic hoverfly.
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Body 7.0 mm. to 8.0.mm. long. The finely punctured mesonotum is clothed with uniformly long golden brown hairs and the abdomen with uniformly yellowish brown hairs. The wingbases are yellowish brown. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Fennoscandia, Ardennes, North Spain and the Alps; from Ireland East through northern and central Europe. Mountains of northern Italy and Yugoslavia into European Russia. [7] [8]
Forest wetland, montane pasture and fen carr and beside streams in Fagus and Picea forest.
Low flying and settling on the foliage of large-leaved plants. Flowers visited include Acer platanoides , Caltha , Cardamine , Prunus padus , Pulsatilla alpina , Ranunculus and Taraxacum . Flies from the end of April to June at lower altitudes, and June to July at higher altitudes and more northerly latitudes. [9]
Leucozona laternaria is a European species of hoverfly.
Leucozona lucorum is a Palearctic and Nearctic species of hoverfly.
Cheilosia variabilis, common name figwort cheilosia, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.
Melangyna lasiophthalma is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Cheilosia grossa is a widespread European species of hoverfly. Adults can be found in spring on sallow catkins and the larvae tunnel in the stems of various thistle species.
Cheilosia latifrons is a species of 'flower flies' or hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae subfamily Eristalinae.
Pipiza noctiluca is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Criorhina ranunculi, is a species of hoverfly found in the spring in many parts of Britain and Europe.
Melangyna arctica is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Melangyna compositarum is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.
Epistrophe nitidicollis is a European and North American species of hoverfly.
Xylota abiens is a European species of hoverfly.
Cheilosia longula is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Cheilosia scutellata is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Mallota cimbiciformis is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Caliprobola speciosa is a Palearctic hoverfly. It is an ancient woodland bioindicator.
Cheilosia fraterna is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Cheilosia lasiopa is a Palearctic hoverfly. This species was previously misidentified as Cheilosia honesta.
Cheilosia nigripes is a Palearctic hoverfly.
Chamaesyrphus caledonicus is a Palearctic hoverfly.