Sericomyia silentis

Sericomyia silentis
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Sericomyia
Species: S. silentis
Binomial name
Sericomyia silentis
(Harris, 1776)
Synonyms

Sericomyia silentis, is a species of hoverfly. It is widespread throughout Britain and Europe but normally encountered in small numbers in boggy locations.[1][2]

Sericomyia silentis on flowers of thistles

References

  1. Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
  2. Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
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