Caliprobola speciosa

Caliprobola speciosa is a Palearctic hoverfly. It is an ancient woodland bioindicator.

Description

For terms see Morphology of Diptera

Caliprobola speciosa is a large.

Distribution

Europe, from southern England to northern Spain and across the Palearctic as far as eastern Siberia.Not in Scandinavia and northern regions.

Biology

The habitat is Quercus and Fagus and Castanea ancient woodland where the larvae develop in decaying stumps. Flowers visited are white umbellifers, Caltha, Crataegus, Rorippa, Rubus, Sorbus aucuparia, Tamarix. Adults fly from mid May to mid July.