BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Cheilosia fraterna (Meigen, 1830) (a hoverfly)
Suggested Literature
Cheilosia fraterna 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
Cheilosia fraterna is associated with:
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larva | Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle (Asteraceae) | larva feeds on rosette | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 [look for small holes in the undersides of rosette leaves] | |
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larva | Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle (Asteraceae) | larva feeds on stem | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 [look for small holes in the undersides of rosette leaves] |
There may be more taxa associated with Cheilosia fraterna 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 Cheilosia fraterna:
Cheilosia fraterna 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) |
Cheilosia (a genus of hoverflies) |
References
| Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe |
