''Neoascia tenur'' is a

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hoverfly Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...

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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 3-5 ·25 mm. Tibiae 1 yellow with the dark ring. Metatarsae 1 yellow with the dark patch, other segments of tarsi 1 yellowish. Females: abdomen not as broad as ''N. meticulosa''. The male genitalia are figured by Barkemeyer & Claussen (1986) Larvae and puparia described and figured by Maibach and Goeldlin (1993) . See references for determination. The male genitalia are illustrated by Barkemeyer and Claussen (1986)

Distribution

Fennoscandia South to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin. Ireland east through Europe into Turkey and to European parts of Russia and on to Siberia.

Biology

Habitat: Wetlands, flushes and streams in blanket bog, raised bogs, fen, wet grassland, pond and lake margins and along brooks. Flowers visited include ''Caltha'', ''Cicuta virosa'', ''Filipendula ulmaria'', ''Potentilla erecta'', ''Ranunculus'', ''Salix repens''. de Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. ''Doc.Trav.'' IRSNB, no.60, 1-167. The flight period is April to September. The larva is sub-aquatic within stem sheaths of ''Typha'' and other water plants.

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at BoldSystems Diptera of Europe Brachyopini Insects described in 1780 Taxa named by Moses Harris {{Brachyopini-stub