Sericomyia lappona


Sericomyia lappona, is a species of hoverfly. It is widespread throughout the Palearctic.

Description

For terms see Morphology of Diptera

Wing length 9·5–14 mm. Knob of halteres black. Legs reddish, femorae darkened at base. Tergites 3 and 4 bands whitish-yellow and narrow, and with a short median
interruption. Scutellum reddish. See references for determination

Distribution

Palearctic Fennoscandia South to the Pyrenees. Ireland East through North Europe, Central Europe and South Europe into European Russia and through Siberia and the Russian Far East to the Pacific coast.

Biology

Habitat: Quercus, Betula and Pinus woodland, Salix carr, fen, bog and moorland. Flies May to September.