Cheilosia albitarsis

Cheilosia albitarsis

''Cheilosia albitarsis'' is an abundant European species of hoverfly. Adults can be found in spring visiting buttercup flowers and this plant is also the larval hostplant.
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Appearance

A large, broadly-built ''Cheilosia''
Male: thorax dorsum black-haired.Tarsae 1 tarsomere 5 square. Antero-lateral black hairs on tergite 2.
Female: tarsae 1 middle tarsomeres pale. Mouth margin not protruding downwards. Arista of hair length equal to diameter of arista.See references for determination
The larva is illustrated by Rotheray .
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Distribution

Throughout the Palearctic.

Behavior

The habitat is woodland and forest clearings, agricultural land and forest clearings. Also montane and subalpine pasture.Flowers visited include white umbellifers,composites ''Ajuga'', ''Allium ursinum'', ''Caltha'', ''Crataegus'', ''Matricaria'', ''Potentilla'', ''Prunus spinosa'', ''Ranunculus'', ''Sorbus'', ''Stellaria''.The flight period is April to June, and into July at higher altitudes.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilySyrphidae
GenusCheilosia
SpeciesC. albitarsis
Photographed in
Belgium
Germany