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stuart Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 737 Location: Peterborough, UK
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject: Parasyrphus punctulatus |
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Parasyrphus punctulatus (Verrall, 1873)
Identification ease/difficulty: 3
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stuart Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 737 Location: Peterborough, UK
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 8:41 am Post subject: Species account from the Provisional atlas |
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Species account from Provisional atlas of British hoverflies, Ball & Morris, 2000.
Parasyrphus punctulatus (Verrall, 1873) Syrphus punctulatus Verrall in Coe (1953)
Biology: The larvae are illustrated by Rotheray (1994). Although females of this species have been seen laying eggs on young shoots of Picea, their range of prey is known to include aphids on deciduous shrubs and trees including Rosa and *. Adults can be found visiting a variety of spring flowers in open areas in or around woodland, both deciduous and coniferous and occasionally in parks and large gardens with mature trees. Males hover close to tree foliage and both sexes are found settled on sunlit foliage, usually at some height
Distribution: A widespread and common early spring species in woods throughout Britain, with records north to Shetland |
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