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Pipiza noctiluca is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.[2]
Pipiza noctiluca | |
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Pipiza noctiluca in Europäischen Zweiflügeligen (figure 6) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Pipizinae |
Tribe: | Pipizini |
Genus: | Pipiza |
Species: | P. noctiluca |
Binomial name | |
Pipiza noctiluca | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 6.5 -8mm. Tarsae1: segments 1-2 yellowish; face broadened towards mouth edge with eye margins divergent. Wing: dark cloud at median.3rd segment as long as wide. Abdomen yellow spots with small or abdomen entirely grey black.
See references for determination.[3][4][5][6]
Palearctic Atlantic zone of Europe and Scandinavia. All Europe if older records are accepted[7][8]
Habitat: Salix stands and Quercus woodland, Atlantic scrub, conifer forest, conifer plantations. Suburban gardens and along hedges in farmland.[9] Flowers visited include umbellifers, Crataegus, Filipendula, Ranunculus, Rosa, Stellaria, Taraxacum.[10] Flies May to September. Pipiza larvae are predators of gall forming aphids.
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