Eupeodes bucculatus

Eupeodes bucculatus
Eupeodes bucculatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Eupeodes
Subgenus:	Eupeodes
Species:	E. bucculatus
Binomial name
Eupeodes bucculatus (Rondani, 1857 )
Synonyms
Syrphus latilunulatus(Collin, 1931)

Eupeodes bucculatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

External images Eupeodes bucculatus is very similar to Eupeodes luniger , Eupeodes latifasciatus , and Eupeodes nielseni and difficult to identify ^{[1] [2]} The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Torp (1994) and Bartsch et al (2009). ^[3] and Torp (1994) ^[4]

Distribution

Norway, Sweden and Denmark south to Portugal and Italy. Ireland east through Central Europe to Switzerland. ^[5]

Biology

Found along riverside and alluvial forest of Populus and Salix and in mature fen carr of Salix and Betula . Flowers visited include Euphorbia , Narthecium , Salix , Sorbus aucuparia and Stellaria . Adults fly April to May and July to August.

References

1. Ball, S.G., Stubbs, A.E., McClean, I.F.G., Morris, R.K.A., Falk, S.J. & Hawkins, R.D. (2002) British Hoverflies: an illustrated identification guide, 2nd edition, 469pp. British Entomological and Natural History Society.
2. Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrphus: key, descriptions and notes. Acta ent. bohemoslov., 73: 263 - 282
3. Bartsch, H., Binkiewicz, E., Rådén, A. & Nasibov, E. (2009) Blomflugor: Syrphinae. Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och flora, DH53a. Artdatabanken, SLU, Uppsala. 406 pp.
4. Torp, E. (1994) Danmarks Svirrefluer (Diptera: Syrphidae). Danmarks Dyreliv, 6: 1-490. Apollo books, Stenstrup.
5. Fauna Europaea