Tooth-thighed Hoverfly

Tropidia scitus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Tropidia scita is a common Palearctic species of hoverfly associated with wetlands, ponds and ditches. The larvae have been recorded living in the basal sheaths of Typha. Description External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 5.

Distribution

Tooth-thighed Hoverfly — Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 5,382United Kingdom · 1,225Germany · 365Sweden · 185Denmark · 143Austria · 74Norway · 37Luxembourg · 14Belgium · 9Ireland · 4

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionTropidia scita, Wikipedia contributors

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