BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Myathropa florea (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myathropa florea | Imago | 28 May 2005 | Berks | England | 1 | |
| Myathropa florea | 8 August 2004 | Berks | England | 3 | 5 | |
| Myathropa florea | Female imago | 2 September 1970 | East Sussex | England | 3 |
Suggested Literature
Myathropa florea 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
Myathropa florea is associated with:
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larva | Acer - maples (Aceraceae) | larva is saprobic on rot hole | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) | larva is saprobic on rot hole | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) | larva is saprobic on wet, decaying root | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) | larva is saprobic on sap run | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Aesculus - horse chestnuts (Hippocastanaceae) | larva is saprobic on rot hole | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Aesculus - horse chestnuts (Hippocastanaceae) | larva is saprobic on sap run | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Populus - poplars (Salicaceae) | larva is saprobic on rot hole | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Populus tremula - Aspen (Salicaceae) | larva is saprobic on under bark | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Salix - willows (Salicaceae) | larva is saprobic on rot hole | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) | larva is saprobic on rot hole | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
There may be more taxa associated with Myathropa florea 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 Myathropa florea:
| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Rhembobius - a genus of ichneumon wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
Myathropa florea may be associated with more 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 |
