''Chrysogaster solstitialis'' is a

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an species of

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Description

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Morphology of Diptera Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader morphology of insects. The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) ...

Wing length 6-7·25 mm. Antennae reddish. In front view the distance between the eyes at most equal to the width of an eye. Wings blackish-tinged. Female thorax with purplish reflections. The male genitalia are figured by Maibach, A. & Goeldlin de Tiefenau (1994). The larva is illustrated by Rotheray (1993).

Distribution

Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

. Ranges from Fennoscandia South to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin, including North Africa. From Ireland Eastwards through of Europe into European parts of Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus mountains. Glen Of The Downs

Biology

Habitat:Wetland and deciduous forest, woodland streams and ponds including ''Salix'' carr. Flowers visited include white umbellifers, ''Cornus'', ''Filipendula'', ''Galium'', ''Sambucus'', ''Senecio jacobaea''. The flight period is June to September ( May in southern Europe). The larvae live in pond mud containing debris of fallen twigs and branches.de Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. ''Doc.Trav.'' IRSNB, no.60, 1-167.

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Diptera of Europe Eristalinae Insects described in 1817 Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén {{Syrphidae-stub