Portevinia maculata
Portevinia maculata | |
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Portevinia maculata (male) | |
Portevinia maculata (female) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Portevinia |
Species: | P. maculata |
Binomial name | |
Portevinia maculata (Fallén, 1817) | |
Portevinia maculata is a European species of hoverfly. The adults can be found around ramsons when the plants are in flower (May–June). The larvae tunnel through and overwinter in the bulbs of this plant.[1]
References
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 267, xvpp.
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