Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Platycheirus | |
Similar Platycheirus scambus, Platycheirus manicatus, Platycheirus clypeatus, Platycheirus scutatus, Platycheirus albimanus | ||
Platycheirus immarginatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in parts of northern Europe and northern North America.
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Description
External images For terms, see: Morphology of Diptera.
Femora 1 has subbasal tuft of 2-3 long white hairs and 6 dorsal long black bristles. Tibiae 1 is gradually increasing in width, with a slight bend beyond middle. See references for determination.
Distribution
Palearctic: Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium. Nearctic: Alaska south to California.
Biology
Habitat: wetland; freshwater coastal marshes, fen blanket bog, cut-over raised bog, taiga wetlands. It flies May to September.
References
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