''Platycheirus manicatus'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

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 ...

. It is found across the

Palearctic 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 ...

and in

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

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) ...

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Mouth edge is projecting beyond facial knob, and abdomen has four pairs of large yellow marks. Thorax dorsum is dull; tibiae and tarsi of leg 1 are diagnostic.

Distribution

: Fennoscandia south to Iberia, the Mediterranean basin, Ireland eastwards through Europe into Turkey and Russia then Siberia and the Altai.

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

: Alaska and Greenland.Peck, L.V. (1988). "Syrphidae". In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.). ''Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera'' 8: 11-230. Akad. Kiado, Budapest.

Biology

Habitat: fen, humid, grassland (to above in the Alps), moorland and taiga. It flies May to September.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Platycheirus Manicatus Diptera of Europe Syrphinae Insects described in 1822