Neoascia geniculata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Brachyopini |
Subtribe: | Spheginina |
Genus: | Neoascia |
Species: | N. geniculata
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Binomial name | |
Neoascia geniculata | |
Synonyms | |
Neoascia geniculata is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
External images
For terms see
Morphology of Diptera
The 3rd segment of the antenna is rounded-oval (length barely exceeding width). The hypopygium is clothed with white hairs. Abdomen blackish bronzy in male with fairly broad reddish yellow
bands on tergite 3; in female bronzy with black dots over greater part of tergite 3 (latter character distinguishing female of N. geniculata Mg. from female of
N. aenea Mg.). Surstyli elongated-oval. Body length 4.0 to 5.0 mm.
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Scandinavia South to central France. Ireland East through Central Europe, European Russia to Siberia. [9] [10]
Wetlands- acid fen, calcareous fen aapamire and raised bog.
Flies low among vegetation in May to September Flowers visited include white umbellifers, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Baldellia ranunculoides , Caltha palustris, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus. [11]
Neoascia geniculata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Brachyopini |
Subtribe: | Spheginina |
Genus: | Neoascia |
Species: | N. geniculata
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Binomial name | |
Neoascia geniculata | |
Synonyms | |
Neoascia geniculata is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.
External images
For terms see
Morphology of Diptera
The 3rd segment of the antenna is rounded-oval (length barely exceeding width). The hypopygium is clothed with white hairs. Abdomen blackish bronzy in male with fairly broad reddish yellow
bands on tergite 3; in female bronzy with black dots over greater part of tergite 3 (latter character distinguishing female of N. geniculata Mg. from female of
N. aenea Mg.). Surstyli elongated-oval. Body length 4.0 to 5.0 mm.
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
Scandinavia South to central France. Ireland East through Central Europe, European Russia to Siberia. [9] [10]
Wetlands- acid fen, calcareous fen aapamire and raised bog.
Flies low among vegetation in May to September Flowers visited include white umbellifers, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Baldellia ranunculoides , Caltha palustris, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus. [11]