OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Sphaerophoria (?) scripta (?)
Adult Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scriptas) at Geddington Chase, Northants - August 2011
Featured Subspecies: ?
Length: 7-12mm / Wingspan: 10-14mm
NOT EVALUATED IN UK / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A small hoverfly with a very quick life cycle - it goes from egg to egg laying adult in a time period as small as sixteen days, potentially resulting in nine generations being born in a single year. This is more a species of open habitats like grassland and urban wasteland where it's larvae feed on aphids.
Related Species:
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Sphaerophoria
Subspecies: Unknown
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A resident species which is seen in Summer
- Seen in Geddington
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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