Anasimyia lineata
Anasimyia lineata is a Palaearctic species of hoverfly.
Description
The face protrudes forwards as a long snout which tapers to a point. The body has dark ground colour. The male has triangular orange markings on the tergites. Female markings are orange or grey. The stigma is in the form of a dark patch between the veins.Keys and accounts
- Coe R.L. Syrphidae
- Van Veen, M. Hoverflies of Northwest Europe
- Van der Goot, V.S. De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux
- Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. Keys to USSR insects. Diptera
Habits
Wetlands including bog, fen and marsh, pond-side and riverine fen and alluvial wetlands, such as oxbow lakes. Flowers visited include Alisma plantago-aquatica, Caltha, Cardamine pratense, Cicuta viros, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Potentilla anserina, Ranunculus, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Sorbus aucuparia, Crataegus and Anthriscus sylvestris.The larva is aquatic and microphagous in rotting plant debris. It is illustrated by Rotheray