Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Scientific name Pipiza austriaca | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Eristalinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Pipiza luteitarsis, Pipiza bimaculata, Pipiza, Melanogaster hirtella, Chrysogaster cemiteriorum | ||
Pipiza austriaca is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
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Description
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 6-8 mm. Hind femora strongly thickened, with a large ventral ridge. Wing with darkened cloud.Thorax and abdomen pale-haired.The larva is described and figured by Goeldlin (1974) See references for determination.
Distribution
Palearctic Atlantic Europe.All Europe if older determinations are correct.
Biology
Habitat:Quercus woodland clearings thickets of Rubus fruticosus along hedges, field-margins with a tall herb layer Atlantic scrub (Corylus) along hedges, field-margins with tall herb vegetation. Flowers visited include umbellifers, Euphorbia, Ranunculus. Flies mid-June to end August.Pipiza larvae are predators of gall forming aphids.