Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Scientific name Chrysotoxum arcuatum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Chrysotoxum Rank Species | |
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Similar Chrysotoxum, Chrysotoxum cautum, Chrysotoxum elegans, Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Chrysotoxum festivum | ||
Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum, is a species of hoverfly. It is widespread throughout Britain and Ireland but much more common in the upland districts of the north and west where it is typically found at ground level near woodland and moorland edges. The larvae are thought to feed on root aphids associated with ant colonies.
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