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Classification Order: Diptera – true flies Family: Syrphidae
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Phenology Flies late in the season, peaking in September
Identification
A large bumblebee mimici cWings have dark wing shades and the genus is actually closely related to SericomyiaSimilar Species
Resembles the pale 'oxycanthae' form of Criorhina berberina ( in contrast peaks in Spring)Life Cycle
This attractive hoverfly inhabits the margins and clearings of wet acidic woodland, particularly in the north and west of Britain, and the larvae are presumed to develop in wet peat or shallow peaty pools like those of Sericomyia. Adults are usually seen visiting the flowers of Devil's-bit Scabious IT strongly mimics in appearance the paler Bombus pascuorum.
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