Eupeodes nitens

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Eupeodes nitens is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
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Eupeodes nitens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eupeodes
Species:
E. nitens
Binomial name
Eupeodes nitens
(Zetterstedt, 1843)
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Description

Resembles other Eupeodes. Determination is problematic. Key references are Van der Goot, V.S. (1981) [1][2] The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Stubbs and Falk (1983).[3]

Distribution and biology

It is found from Fennoscandia south to the Pyrenees and from England eastwards through Central and Southern into Siberia and the Russian Far East on to the Pacific coast in Fagus forest and alpine grassland from May August.[4][5]

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