Chamaesyrphus caledonicus

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Chamaesyrphus
Species:
C. caledonicus
Binomial name
Chamaesyrphus caledonicus
Collin, 1940[1]

Description

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Very similar to other Chamaesyrphus For identification see references.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Distribution and biology

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From Norway to Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Northern France, European Russia Germany (Bavaria).[9][10] The habitat is Pinus sylvestris and taiga forest and sheltered coastal dune or heath systems. Flowers visited include Calluna vulgaris, Mentha, Saxifraga, Solidago virgaurea. Flies from July to October dependent on altitude and latitude.

References

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  1. ^ Collin, J.E. (1940). "Notes on Syrphidae (Diptera). IV". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 76: 150–158.
  2. ^ Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
  3. ^ Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-3-2.
  4. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6.
  5. ^ Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
  6. ^ Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Fauna Europaea
  8. ^ Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
  9. ^ Fauna Europaea
  10. ^ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.
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