Brachyopa scutellaris
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| Brachyopa scutellaris | |
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| Brachyopa scutellaris Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Brachyopini |
| Subtribe: | Brachyopina |
| Genus: | Brachyopa |
| Species: | B. scutellaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyopa scutellaris Robineau-Desvoidy, 1843[1] | |
Brachyopa scutellaris is a European species of hoverfly.[2][3][4][5]
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera
The wing length is 6·5-7·75 mm. Apical antennomere with a large kidney-shaped sensory pit
Tergite 2 posterolaterally black pilose.[6] The larva is illustrated by Rotheray (1993).[7]
Distribution
Brachyopa scutellaris is a west Palearctic species with a distribution centred in Europe (Denmark to the Pyrenees, Ireland east through Central Europe to Switzerland).[8][9]
