Cheilosia fasciata
| Cheilosia fasciata | |
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| Cheilosia fasciata male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Cheilosia |
| Species: | C. fasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheilosia fasciata Schiner & Egger, 1853
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Cheilosia fasciata is a European species of hoverfly. Like most Cheilosia it is mostly black,[1]
Cheilosia semifasciata (Becker, 1894) is often misidentified as Cheilosia fasciata.
Distribution
[edit]It is widespread in Europe, but absent from Great Britain.
Biology
[edit]It is usually found in association with ramsons (Allium ursinum).
References
[edit]- ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
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