Cheilosia grossa

Cheilosia grossa
	male
	female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Cheilosia
Species:	C. grossa
Binomial name
	Cheilosia grossa; (Fallén, 1817)

Cheilosia grossa is a widespread European species of hoverfly. Adults can be found in spring on sallow catkins and the larvae tunnel in the stems of various thistle species.^[1]

References

^ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 251, xvpp.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Stubbs-1] Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 251, xvpp.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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