Siphona abdominalis explained

Siphona (Ceranthia) abdominalis is a tachinid fly in the subgenus Ceranthia of the family Tachinidae. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Distribution

British Isles, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia Transcaucasia.

Hosts

Cyclophora moth species and Thera britannica (spruce carpet moth) are hosts.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fauna Europaea version 2.4 . 26 September 2012 . European Commission . 26 September 2012 .
  2. Book: Chandler, Peter J. . 1998 . Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera . . 12 . 1 . 1–234 . 0-901546-82-8 . . London .
  3. Tachinid Flies Diptera Tachinidae. Belshaw. Robert. 1993. . Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. 10 . 4ai . 170.
  4. Ditera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Section (a) Tachinidae & Calliphoridae . van Emden. F.I. . 1954. . Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. 10 . 4a . 133.
  5. Web site: O’Hara . James E. . Henderson . Shannon J. . D. Monty . Wood . Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World. Tachinidae Resources . 1 July 2023 . 5 March 2020.