Sphegina montana

Sphegina montana

Sphegina montana is a fly from the family of hoverflies (Syrphidae ).

Origin of the name

Due to the similarity with a small predatory wasp of the genus Sphex the Latin genus name Sphegina was by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1822 it formed. The Latin species name montana means " mountains".

Features

Dark species with a body length of 5-6 mm. In contrast to the other Sphegina species possesses a completely black face and a black shimmering unbestäubtes lower Episternum. The abdomen is club-shaped.

Occurrence

It is widespread in Europe over Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. They are found mostly in the vicinity of streams, and railways, in the Alpine region in alluvial hardwood forest ( alluvial ) and shore - ash forest. They fly from May to June, females even to July.

Way of life

The adults fly mostly in semi-shade to a height of 2 m above low-growing vegetation. They are flower visitors on strawberries, buttercups and marsh marigolds.

Swell

  • Olaf Bastian hoverflies. The New Brehm Library Vol 576 Westarp Sciences, Magdeburg 1994, ISBN 3-89432-469-4
  • Speight, M.C.D., Castella, E., Sarthou, J.-P. & Monteil, C. ( eds. ): Syrph the Net on CD, Issue 7 The database of European Syrphidae. ISSN 1649-1917. Syrph the Net Publications, Dublin.
  • Van Veen, M. P. ( 2004) ( Hardback): Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae. Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. pp. 254, ISBN 9,050,111,998th
  • Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 28 November 2008 gates R. Nielsen -. Cheilosia Naruska Haarto & Kerppola, 2007 and Sphegina montana Becker, 1921 in Pasvik, North Norway (Diptera, Syrphidae)
  • Johann Wilhelm Meigen: Systematic description of the known European two-winged insects, third part, Aachen, 1822, page 194f, available online.
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