Matte black head hover fly

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Matte black head hover fly
Matte black-headed hover fly (Melanostoma scalare), female

Matte black-headed hover fly ( Melanostoma scalare ), female

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Fly (Diptera)
Subordination : Flies (Brachycera)
Family : Hoverflies (Syrphidae)
Genre : Melanostomy
Type : Matte black head hover fly
Scientific name
Melanostoma scalare
( Fabricius , 1794)
male
Doll

The mat Schwarzkopfschwebfliege ( Melanostoma scalare ) is a kind from the family of hoverflies (Syrphidae).

features

The hoverflies reach a length of 7-10 mm. They have a black shimmering thorax . The males are longer and slimmer than the females. They also have rounded yellow spots on the abdomen, in contrast to the triangular-like spots on females. The face area and the front are dusted dull yellow and only shiny on the central welt.

distribution

The species is widespread and common in Europe. It is also found in the eastern Palearctic . Their distribution area extends south across North Africa to the Afrotropic Islands .

Way of life

The hoverflies can be seen between April and November. The kind is bivoltin . They are particularly common in late May and August. The species overwinters as a larva .

The hoverflies usually stay on the edges of forests and on hedges. The green larvae eat aphids and other small insects. The adult hover flies, on the other hand, feed on the nectar of various flowers.

Similar species

  • Shiny black- headed hover fly ( Melanostoma mellinum ) - This has rectangular yellow spots on the abdomen and a shiny area of ​​the face.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Melanostoma scalare / Matte Schwarzkopf hover fly . naturspaziergang.de. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d Checkered Hoverfly - Melanostoma scalare . www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794) . Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

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