Eupeodes bucculatus

Eupeodes bucculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Syrphinae
Tribe:
Syrphini
Genus:
Eupeodes
Subgenus:
Eupeodes
Species:
E. bucculatus
Binomial name
Eupeodes bucculatus
(Rondani, 1857 )
Synonyms
  • Syrphus latilunulatus (Collin, 1931)

Eupeodes bucculatus is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

External images Eupeodes bucculatus is very similar to Eupeodes luniger, Eupeodes latifasciatus, and Eupeodes nielseni and difficult to identify [1] [2] The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Torp (1994) and Bartsch et al (2009).[3] and Torp (1994) [4]

Distribution

Norway, Sweden and Denmark south to Portugal and Italy. Ireland east through Central Europe to Switzerland.[5]

Biology

Found along riverside and alluvial forest of Populus and Salix and in mature fen carr of Salix and Betula. Flowers visited include Euphorbia, Narthecium, Salix, Sorbus aucuparia and Stellaria. Adults fly April to May and July to August.

References
  1. Ball, S.G., Stubbs, A.E., McClean, I.F.G., Morris, R.K.A., Falk, S.J. & Hawkins, R.D. (2002) British Hoverflies: an illustrated identification guide, 2nd edition, 469pp. British Entomological and Natural History Society.
  2. Dusek, J. & Laska, P. (1976) European species of Metasyrphus: key, descriptions and notes. Acta ent. bohemoslov., 73: 263 - 282
  3. Bartsch, H., Binkiewicz, E., Rådén, A. & Nasibov, E. (2009) Blomflugor: Syrphinae. Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och flora, DH53a. Artdatabanken, SLU, Uppsala. 406 pp..
  4. Torp, E. (1994) Danmarks Svirrefluer (Diptera: Syrphidae). Danmarks Dyreliv, 6: 1-490. Apollo books, Stenstrup.
  5. Fauna Europaea
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