26 Apr 2009

Myathropa florea

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Myathropa florea

 

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Myathropa
Species: M. florea
Flight period: May - October

 

Can be distinguished from E. tenax by the the pale areas on the thorax. The larvae live in rotting wood.

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