Family Syrphidae | Order Diptera Genus Sericomyia Rank Species | |
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Similar Sericomyia, Sericomyia lappona, Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Helophilus trivittatus, Rhingia campestris | ||
Sericomyia silentis hoverfly
Sericomyia silentis, is a species of hoverfly. It is widespread throughout the Palearctic but normally encountered in small numbers in mountain regions and moorland and bog locations.
Contents
- Sericomyia silentis hoverfly
- Sericomyia silentis pest enka tich
- Description
- Distribution
- Biology
- References
Sericomyia silentis pest enka tich
Description
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 9 ยท5-14 mm. Pregenital segment yellow.Legs yellowish, base of femorae black. Tergites 2-4 dark yellow side-stripes widen towards tergite margins. See references for determination
Distribution
Palearctic Fennoscandia South to the Pyrenees.Ireland East through North Europe and Central Europe (Alps) into Russia and the Caucasus and on to Siberia, the Russian Far East and Japan.
Biology
Habittat:wet moorland, valley bog, fen and Alnus Salix carr. Flies May to October.
References
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