Eristalinus sepulchralis

Last updated

Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sp. fly.jpg
male
Eristalinus sepulchralis.jpg
female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eristalinus
Species:
E. sepulchralis
Binomial name
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Synonyms

Eristalinus sepulchralis is a European species of hoverfly. The species are brownish-white from a close up, and look like a wasp. [1] From a distance though, they are yellowish-black coloured, and look like a bumble bee. [2] The species can be found throughout Europe in the Baltic states, North Europe, Central, Southern and Western Europe and across the Palaearctic to Kamchatka, Japan, China and India. [3] Finland, Great Britain, [4] Hungary, Ireland, Norway, and the Netherlands. [5] [6]

Contents

Technical Description

External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera

Wing length 6 ·5–8 mm. Eyes patterned with conspicuous black spots and hairy all over in both sexes. Tergites black with green or other reflections. Tergites 2 and 3 with a dull spot. Male eyes well separated on frons. Thoracic dorsum with five grey stripes. The male genitalia and larva are figured by Pérez-Bañón et al. (2003). [7] The larva is figured by Hartley (1961) [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Biology

Habitat is wetland, fen, river and pond margins. Anthropophilic and occurring where stock is pastured, along polluted ditches and in the vicinity of slurry pits. [13] Flowers visited include white umbellifers, Achillea millefolium, Allium, Armeria maritima, Bellis perennis, Bidens cernua, Caltha, Cochlearia danica, Crataegus, Euphorbia, Galium, Leontodon, Origanum vulgare, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus, Rosa, Rubus fruticosus, Salix, Senecio jacobaea, Solidago virgaurea, Sorbus aucuparia, Taraxacum, Tussilago, Valeriana dioica. [14]

The flight period is mid-April to September (March to October in southern Europe). The larvae are associated with rotting vegetation in a ponds and small water bodies rich in nutrients.

Related Research Articles

<i>Eristalis arbustorum</i> Species of insect

Eristalis arbustorum, the European drone fly, is an abundant Northern Hemisphere species of syrphid fly, originally officially described by Linnaeus in 1758 as Musca arbustorum. The name "drone fly" is related to its similar appearance to the drone of the honeybee. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies as they are commonly found on and around flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. The larvae are aquatic filter-feeders of the long-tailed type.

<i>Helophilus hybridus</i> Species of fly

Helophilus hybridus is a hoverfly. It is a Palearctic species.

<i>Leucozona glaucia</i> Species of fly

Leucozona glaucia, the Pale-saddled Leucozona is a Palearctic hoverfly. Larvae feed on ground layer aphids. Adults are usually seen visiting flowers.

<i>Eristalinus aeneus</i> Species of fly

Eristalinus aeneus, the common lagoon fly, is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed throughout the United States and Europe. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae occurs along shorelines in rock pools containing large amounts of decaying seaweed.

<i>Eristalis intricaria</i> Species of fly

Eristalis intricaria is a European species of hoverfly. It is a furry bee mimic, superficially resembling Merodon, though Merodon have all black leg tibiae, as opposed to partly yellow. E. intricaria is somewhat variable in colour pattern, and some attempts at naming varieties have been tentatively made. Flight time of adults in the UK are from March to September. It is generally widespread, but is seldom seen in large numbers. Habitat is woodland or marshland.

<i>Eupeodes latifasciatus</i> Species of fly

Eupeodes latifasciatus is a species of hoverfly. Adults feed on nectar; larvae feed on aphids and scale insects.

<i>Dasysyrphus tricinctus</i> Species of fly

Dasysyrphus tricinctus is a European species of hoverfly in the genus Dasysyrphus, a member of the family Syrphidae. It is found across Europe, although reported in highest density from the British Isles and Scandinavia. While not uncommon it is generally only seen in modest numbers, typically in lowland woods with peak numbers in late May and early June and again in late August and early September.

<i>Epistrophe eligans</i> Species of fly

Epistrophe eligans is a European species of hoverfly.

<i>Meliscaeva auricollis</i> Species of fly

Meliscaeva auricollis is a West Palearctic species of hoverfly.

<i>Epistrophe grossulariae</i> Species of fly

Epistrophe grossulariae is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.

<i>Ferdinandea cuprea</i> Species of fly

Ferdinandea cuprea is a European species of hoverfly notable for its brassy abdomen. The larvae have been found in sap from trunk damage on oak and ash.

<i>Melanogaster hirtella</i> Species of fly

Melanogaster hirtella is a European species of hoverfly.

<i>Lejogaster metallina</i> Species of fly

Lejogaster metallina is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.

<i>Parhelophilus versicolor</i> Species of fly

Parhelophilus versicolor is a European hoverfly.

<i>Anasimyia lineata</i> Species of fly

Anasimyia lineata is a Palaearctic species of hoverfly.

Melangyna arctica is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.

<i>Melangyna quadrimaculata</i> Species of fly

Melangyna quadrimaculata is a European species of hoverfly.

<i>Dasysyrphus pinastri</i> Species of fly

Dasysyrphus pinastri is a species of hoverfly found in Europe.

<i>Epistrophe nitidicollis</i> Species of fly

Epistrophe nitidicollis is a European and North American species of hoverfly.

<i>Lejogaster tarsata</i> Species of fly

Lejogaster tarsata is a Palearctic hoverfly

References

  1. ↑ Close up description
  2. ↑ From a distance
  3. ↑ Ernst, Torp (1984). De Danske svirrefluer (Diptera: Syrphidae). Fauna Boger. pp. 300pp. ISBN   9788788738001.
  4. ↑ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
  5. ↑ Distribution
  6. ↑ Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
  7. ↑ Pérez-Bañón, C., Rojo, S., Ståhls, G. & Marcos-García, Mª A. (2003) Taxonomy of European Eristalinus (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on larval morphology and molecular data. Eur.J.Entomol., 100: 417-428.
  8. ↑ Hartley, J.C. (1961) A taxonomic account of the larvae of some British Syrphidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 136:505-573.
  9. ↑ Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht. addendum
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) 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.
  12. ↑ 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
  13. ↑ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the Database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.
  14. ↑ de Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. Doc.Trav. IRSNB, no.60, 1-167.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.