Chamaesyrphus caledonicus

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Genus:
Chamaesyrphus
Species:
C. caledonicus
Binomial name
Chamaesyrphus caledonicus
Collin, 1940
Synonyms

Pelecocera escorialensis Strobl, 1909 [1]

Description

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

Distribution and biology

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 fom July to October dependent on altitude and latitude.

  1. Insecta pro
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  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
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