BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Melangyna arctica (Zetterstedt, 1838) (a hoverfly)
Suggested Literature
Melangyna arctica may be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Melangyna arctica is associated with:
| larva | Pterocallis ulni - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) | larva is predator of | 
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Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Alnus - alders (Betulaceae) | larva is associated with aphid-infested | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
There may be more taxa associated with Melangyna arctica listed at higher taxonomic level
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DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
CYCLORRHAPHA (a suborder of flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Associated with Melangyna arctica:
Melangyna arctica may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
References
| Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe |
