| Chrysotoxum octomaculatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Chrysotoxum |
| Species: | C. octomaculatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysotoxum octomaculatum Curtis, 1831 | |
Chrysotoxum octomaculatum, the broken-banded wasp-hoverfly, [1] is a species of hoverfly within the genus Chrysotoxum and family Syrphidae.
It has been placed onto the UK Biodiversity Action Plan list of priority species. [2]
It inhabits clearings within scrub woodland and deciduous forest ranging from Fennoscandia to Northern Africa.
Found in Europe, Southern Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan. Can also be found in mountain habitats in northeast, central and western Greece, including regions such as Peloponnese and Crete. [3]
Within the United Kingdom the species is found in heathland habitats. Outside of the United Kingdom it is known to live in both deciduous and coniferous woodlands. [4]
Larvae have an associated with Black garden ants ( Lasius niger), as described by Speight (1976).
Flight period from May to September, peaking June/August. [1]
An array of flowers are visited including: Calluna, Chaerophyllum, Cirsium arvense, Euphorbia, Galium, Hieracium, Hypochoeris, Narthecium, Origanum, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus, Rosa rugosa, Rubus idaeus, Sambucus nigra, Senecio, Solidago canadensis, S.virgaurea.
The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan or (UK BAP) was the UK government's response to the Convention on Biological Diversity, opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The UK was the first country to produce a national Biodiversity Action Plan. It was published in 1994 and created action plans for priority species and habitats in the UK that were most under threat so as to support their recovery.
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