Latin Etymology: Scaeva ("clumsy") pyrastri (?)
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: 11-15mm / Wingspan: ?
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A distinctive looking hoverfly with a mostly dark thorax with pale creamy "clubs" that give it it's name. It is another species that is found across much of the old world. It is a migrant species to the UK, and in some years it is common, while in other years it is scarce.
Related Species:
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Scaeva
SUBSPECIES: ?
- 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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