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Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Xylota segnis? Imago 19 May 2007 West Norfolk England 1
Xylota segnis Male imago 15 August 2004 Berks England 13
Xylota segnis Male imago 30 May 1998 Berks England 5
Xylota segnis Male imago 23 June 1997 Berks England 3

Suggested Literature

Xylota segnis may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
SYRPHIDAE
(hover flies, drone flies, flower flies)
Xylota
(a genus of hoverflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Xylota segnis is associated with:

larva Hylobius abietis - Pine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larva is associated with larva Rotheray, G.E., 1993
larva Solanum tuberosum - Potato (Solanaceae) larva is saprobic on wet, decaying tuber Rotheray, G.E., 1993
larva Abies - firs (Pinaceae) larva is saprobic on sap run and decaying sap Rotheray, G.E., 1993

There may be more taxa associated with Xylota segnis listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)
SYRPHIDAE
(hover flies, drone flies, flower flies)

Associated with Xylota segnis:

Xylota segnis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

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