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Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)
Wing length: 6.5 to 10mm.
Family: Syrphidae
Flight period (All Year in Southern Spain)
This is a common and highly variable species, affected by different temperatures when larvae are in the developing stage. Consequently, this can considerably affect size; markings and colourings within the adult Eupeodes luniger. The markings are generally yellow on tergites 3 and 4 (markings being similar to the head of a golf club).
Being a highly migratory hoverfly and can fly long distances, can be found over most of Europe and into Asia minor.
Habitat: Found in many various landscapes including open ground, woodland clearings, farmland and orchards, along roadsides and tracks, in various hedgerows, grasslands and up to 2000m in the Alps.
Larvae feed on conifer aphids and various plants that harbour a variety of other aphids
Read MoreWing length: 6.5 to 10mm.
Family: Syrphidae
Flight period (All Year in Southern Spain)
This is a common and highly variable species, affected by different temperatures when larvae are in the developing stage. Consequently, this can considerably affect size; markings and colourings within the adult Eupeodes luniger. The markings are generally yellow on tergites 3 and 4 (markings being similar to the head of a golf club).
Being a highly migratory hoverfly and can fly long distances, can be found over most of Europe and into Asia minor.
Habitat: Found in many various landscapes including open ground, woodland clearings, farmland and orchards, along roadsides and tracks, in various hedgerows, grasslands and up to 2000m in the Alps.
Larvae feed on conifer aphids and various plants that harbour a variety of other aphids
