Xanthogramma pedissequum
| Xanthogramma pedissequum | |
|---|---|
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| male | |
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| In flight | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Xanthogramma |
| Species: | X. pedissequum |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthogramma pedissequum (Harris, 1776) | |
| Synonyms | |
Xanthogramma pedissequum is an uncommon European species of hoverfly. Little is known of its larval stages, it has been found in nests of the ant Lasius niger, and in with the root aphids Forda formicaria and Trama sp.[1]
References
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.