Eupeodes bucculatus
| Eupeodes bucculatus | |
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| Eupeodes bucculatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eupeodes |
| Subgenus: | Eupeodes |
| Species: | E. bucculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupeodes bucculatus (Rondani, 1857 ) | |
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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
Eupeodes bucculatus is found across continental Europe, ranging from Norway, Sweden and Denmark to as far south as Portugal and Italy. It occurs within the United Kingdom and Ireland, further 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrphus: key, descriptions and notes. Acta ent. bohemoslov., 73: 263 - 282
- ↑ Bartsch, H., Binkiewicz, E., Rådén, A. & Nasibov, E. (2009) Blomflugor: Syrphinae. Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och flora, DH53a. Artdatabanken, SLU, Uppsala. 406 pp.
- ↑ Torp, E. (1994) Danmarks Svirrefluer (Diptera: Syrphidae). Danmarks Dyreliv, 6: 1-490. Apollo books, Stenstrup.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea