Cheilosia barbata
Species of fly
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Cheilosia barbata is a Palearctic hoverfly.
| Cheilosia barbata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Cheilosia |
| Species: | C. barbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilosia barbata Loew, 1857 | |
Description
Distribution and biology
It is found from Fennoscandia south to central Spain and Britain east through most of Central Europe to parts of European Russia and through high altitude areas of southern Europe to Yugoslavia in deciduous woodland. Adults visit flowers of Caltha, Chaerophyllum, Crataegus, Euphorbia, Ranunculus, Sambucus, Taraxacum from May to August.[3][4]