Platynochaetus setosus

Platynochaetus setosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Eumerini
Genus:	Platynochaetus
Species:	P. setosus
Binomial name
	Platynochaetus setosus; Fabricius, 1794

Last updated January 04, 2026

Platynochaetus setosus is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. It can be found from March to May in evergreen oak ( Quercus ilex ) woodland in Spain, Portugal and other countries around the western mediterranean. ^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Irwin, A.G. (2012). "The hoverfly Platynochaetus setosus (Fabricius) (Diptera, Syrphidae) found alive in Britain". Dipterists Digest . Second Series. 19: 99.
↑ 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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[Irwin-1] Irwin, A.G. (2012). "The hoverfly Platynochaetus setosus (Fabricius) (Diptera, Syrphidae) found alive in Britain". Dipterists Digest . Second Series. 19: 99.

[Speight-2] 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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