Family Syrphidae Rank Species | Genus Portevinia Order Fly | |
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Similar Fly, Cheilosia fasciata, Melanogaster, Orthonevra nobilis, Trichopsomyia | ||
Portevinia maculata pest enka
Portevinia maculata is a European species of hoverfly. The adults can be found around ramsons when the plants are in flower (May–June). The larvae tunnel through and overwinter in the bulbs of this plant.
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Description
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Tergites 2-4 with grey spots.Face very concave for upper two-thirds. Antennae red. See references for determination
Distribution
Palearctic Southern Norway to North Spain.Ireland East into Northern Europe and Central Europe as far as Liechtenstein, Austria and northern Italy.
Biology
Habitat:Deciduous woodland glades with Allium ursinum or A.triquetrum.
References
Portevinia maculata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA