| Chrysotoxum verralli | |
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| Female of Chrysotoxum verralli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Chrysotoxum |
| Species: | C. verralli |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940 | |
Chrysotoxum verralli is a species of hoverfly belonging to the subfamily Syrphinae. [1] [2]
This species is present in Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East. [3]
These flies live in grasslands, often close to trees. [4]
Chrysotoxum verralli can reach a length of about 8.5–10.5 millimetres (0.33–0.41 in). [4] These species is a wasp-mimic, with yellow and black bands and long antennae. These bands are substantially parallel to the front edge of tergites. The black front edge of the tergite 2 is almost straight. The third antennal segment is shorter than segments 1 and 2 together. [4] The female’s eyes are separated from each other. [5]
This species is hard to distinguish and very similar to Chrysotoxum arcuatum , Chrysotoxum cautum , Chrysotoxum elegans and Chrysotoxum octomaculatum . [6]
The name honours George Henry Verrall.
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