Eupeodes nielseni

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Eupeodes nielseni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eupeodes
Species:
E. nielseni
Binomial name
Eupeodes nielseni
(Dusek & Láska, 1976) [1]

Eupeodes nielseni is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

It resembles Eupeodes luniger and other Eupeodes. Determination is problematic. Key references are Haarto, A. & Kerppola, S. (2007) and Bartsch, H., Binkiewicz, E., Rådén, A. & Nasibov, E. (2009). [2] [3] The male terminalia are figured by Dusek and Laska (1976). The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Stubbs and Falk (1983) [4] and Torp (1994). [5] The larva is described and figured by Rotheray (1994). [6]

Contents

It is found from Fennoscandia south to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Britain eastwards through Northern and Central Europe into European Russia in Pinus forest from May to August. The larvae feed on Pinus aphids. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrphus: key, descriptions and notes. Acta ent. bohemoslov., 73: 263 - 282.
  2. ↑ Haarto, A. & Kerppola, S. (2007) Finnish hoverflies and some species in adjacent countries. Otavan Kirjapaino Oy, Keuruu. 647pp.
  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. ↑ Stubbs, A.E. & Falk, S.J. (1983) British hoverflies: an illustrated identification guide. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc., London, 253pp.
  5. ↑ Torp, E. (1994) Danmarks Svirrefluer (Diptera: Syrphidae). Danmarks Dyreliv, 6: 1-490. Apollo books, Stenstrup.
  6. ↑ Rotheray G., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae Diptera, Syrphidae in Britain and Europe Dipterists Forum Z pdf
  7. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  8. ↑ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the Database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.
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