Portevinia maculata
| Portevinia maculata | |
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| Portevinia maculata (male) | |
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| 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. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 267, xvpp.
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