Paragus pecchiolii
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| Species: | P. pecchiolii
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| Paragus pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
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Paragus pecchiolii is a species of hoverfly.[1]
Description
[edit]Paragus pecchiolii can reach a length of 5.5–6.5 millimetres (0.22–0.26 in). This species shows a black thorax with two dusty stripes and a scutellum with yellow apex. Abdominal tergites are black, with distinct silvery hairy stripes, often reddish along lateral margins. Legs are yellow.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.[3]