Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Cheilosia | |
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Similar Cheilosia impressa, Cheilosia grossa, Cheilosia albipila | ||
Cheilosia nebulosa is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
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Description
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 6-8ยท5 mm. Face with conspicuous central knob.Legs partly yellow or orange. Scutellum without margin bristles.Wing with central cross veins darkened and with dusky clouds on anterior part. Antennae with third segment rounded and pale with dark tip.
Distribution
Present in most of Europe and in the West Palearctic ecozone east to the Urals.
Biology
Habitat Wetlands, woodlands, Alnus and Salix carr and poorly drained scrub (Prunus spinosa).Flowers visited include Crataegus, Prunus, Salix, Taraxacum and Tussilago.Flies from the end of April to beginning June (later at higher altitudes).
References
Cheilosia nebulosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA