Platycheirus peltatus

Platycheirus peltatus
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	female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Platycheirus
Subgenus:	Platycheirus
Species:	P. peltatus
Binomial name
	Platycheirus peltatus; (Meigen, 1822)
Synonyms
	Musca timeo Harris, 1780; Platycheirus timeo (Harris, 80) ; Syrphus peltatus Meigen, 1822;

Platycheirus peltatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain and Europe.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Ball, Stuart; Morris, Roger (2013). Britain's Hoverflies: An Introduction to the Hoverflies of Britain. Woodstock, Oxfordshire: Princeton University Press. pp. 296pp. ISBN 978-0-691-15659-0.
^ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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