Cheilosia vulpina

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Cheilosia vulpina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Cheilosia
Species:
C. vulpina
Binomial name
Cheilosia vulpina
(Meigen, 1822) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Cheilosia pigra Loew, 1840
  • Chilosia conops Becker, 1894

Cheilosia vulpina is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

Very similar to Cheilosia variabilis For identification see references. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Distribution and biology

From Denmark to the Pyrenees and north Spain; from England eastwards through Central Europe to central and southern parts of Russia, then Central Asia and as far east as western Siberia. . [10] [11] The habitat is open coniferous and deciduous woodland, and grassland, pasture the altitude of Picea forest. Flowers visited include white Umbelliferae, Heracleum , Chaerophyllum , Bellis , Galium , Ranunculus Flies April to September. The larva feeds on the roots of Cynara scolymus .

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<i>Cheilosia variabilis</i> Species of fly

Cheilosia variabilis, common name figwort cheilosia, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

<i>Cheilosia pagana</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia grossa</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia bergenstammi</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia impressa</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia antiqua</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia psilophthalma</i> Species of insect

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<i>Cheilosia pubera</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia scutellata</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia caerulescens</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia cynocephala</i> Species of fly

Cheilosia cynocephala is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.

<i>Cheilosia fraterna</i> Species of fly

Cheilosia fraterna is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Cheilosia griseiventris is a Palearctic hoverfly. It is not considered as distinct from Cheilosia latifrons by most European workers. It is variously treated in other and older works.

Cheilosia lasiopa is a Palearctic hoverfly. This species was previously misidentified as Cheilosia honesta.

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<i>Cheilosia praecox</i> Species of fly

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<i>Cheilosia soror</i> Species of fly

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References

  1. Meigen, Johann Wilhelm (1822). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Hamm: Dritter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann. pp. x, 416, pls. 22–32. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
  7. 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
  8. Fauna Europaea
  9. Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
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  11. Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.