Criorhina floccosa

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Criorhina floccosa
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male
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female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe:
Genus: Criorhina
Species:
C. floccosa
Binomial name
Criorhina floccosa
(Meigen, 1822)[1]
Synonyms

Criorhina floccosa, is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of the Palearctic including Europe.[3]

The larvae of C. floccosa are associated with rotting deciduous wood. Adults are usually found in woodland with overmature trees and are seen visiting flowers to feed.[4]

Description[]

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A large, broad, bumblebee mimic (wing length 10–13 mm.), densely yellow, fox red or yellow and black pilose. Tergite 2 with distinct side tufts of long yellow hairs. Tergites 3 and 4 with short, dense reddish or tawny pile and dust, not obscuring the ground-colour. Tibia 1 and 2 with pale, adpressed, short hairs. [5] [6] [7][8] The larva is illustrated by Rotheray (1993) [9]

Distribution[]

Palaearctic. South Sweden and Denmark South to the Pyrenees from Ireland eastwards to European Russia as far as the Caucasus[10][11]

Habitat.Italy

Biology[]

Habitat: Fagus and Quercus ancient woodland with over-mature and senescent trees.[12] Arboreal, but descends to visit flowers of white umbellifers, Cornus sanguinea, Crataegus, Photinia, Prunus spinosa, Ribes alpina, Rubus idaeus, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus aria.[13] The flight period is from the beginning of April to the beginning of July.

See also[]

Other bumblebee mimics are Mallota, Arctophila, Pocota and Brachypalpus. Criorhina differ from these genera in the form of the antennae.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Meigen, Johann Wilhelm (1822). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Hamm: Dritter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann. pp. x, 416, pls. 22–32. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ Fallen, C.F. (1826). Supplementum Dipterorum Sveciae. Lundae [= Lund].
  3. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
  4. ^ Ball, S.G.; Morris, R.K.A. (2000). Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). Monks Wood, UK: Biological Records Centre. pp. 167 pages. ISBN 1-870393-54-6.
  5. ^ Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) 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.
  8. ^ Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
  9. ^ Rotheray G., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae Diptera, Syrphidae in Britain and Europe Dipterists Forum pdf Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Fauna Europaea
  11. ^ Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
  12. ^ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.
  13. ^ de Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. Doc.Trav. IRSNB, no.60, 1-167.

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