Melangyna arctica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Melangyna |
Species: | M. arctica |
Binomial name | |
Melangyna arctica (Zetterstedt, 1838) | |
Synonyms | |
Melangyna arctica is a Holarctic species of hoverfly. [1] [2]
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera The wing length is 5·75-7·5 mm. Tergites 3 and 4 with white to yellow marks. Wing membrane entirely covered in microtrichia. Scutellar hairs no longer than the scutellum. The male terminalia are figured by Hippa (1968). [3] The larva is figured in colour by Rotheray (1994). [4]
Palearctic Fennoscandia, Britain and Ireland, Schwarzwald (Germany), the Czech Republic, France (Pyrenees and Alps), Switzerland, Liechtenstein. North and Central Siberia to Kamchatka.Nearctic Alaska and Canada, Rocky mountains to as far as Colorado. [9] [10]
Habitat: Abies, Picea, Pinus forest and deciduous woodland (Alnus, BetulaSalix). [11] Arboreal, but descends to visit flowers of Acer pseudoplatanus, Galium, Ilex, Prunus spinosa, Ranunculus, Salix, Stellaria, Taraxacum. [12] The flight period is April to June ( later at higher altitudes). The larva is associated with aphid-infested trees.
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