Portevinia maculata

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

Portevinia maculata is a European species of hoverfly. The adults can be found around ramsons when the plants are in flower (May–June). The larvae tunnel through and overwinter in the bulbs of this plant.^[1]

References

^ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 267, xvpp.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 267, xvpp.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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