Cheilosia soror explained

Cheilosia soror is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

One of the Cheilosia species with bare eyes, long wings, partially pale legs and fused antennal pits. For identification see references.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Distribution and biology

From Fennoscandia south to North Africa from England eastwards through Europe into Central Asia, Siberia, the Russian Far East and Japan.^{[8] [9]} The habitat Fagus and Quercus (including Quercus suber) old forest and alluvial softwood forest of Salix and Populus. Flowers visited include white umbellifers, Cirsium, Taraxacum. Flies from May to September. The undescribed larva feeds on Basidiomycota.

External links

• Images representing Cheilosia soror

Notes and References

1. Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
2. Book: Stubbs, Alan E. . Falk, Steven J. . amp . 1983 . British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide . British Entomological & Natural History Society. 0-9502891-3-2. 2nd (revised). 271, xvpp .
3. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. .
4. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
5. Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
6. [Fauna Europaea]
7. Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
8. [Fauna Europaea]
9. Speight . M.C.D. . 2011 . Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera). Syrph the Net, the Database of European Syrphidae . 65 . 285pp .