BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Microdon analis (Macquart, 1842) (a hoverfly)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microdon analis | Larva | 13 April 2005 | South Hampshire | England | 10 |
Suggested Literature
Microdon analis 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
Microdon analis is associated with:
 |
larva | Formicidae - ants (Hymenoptera) | larva is associated with nest | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Formicidae - ants (Hymenoptera) | larva is predator of pupa | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Formica rufa - Red Wood Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) | larva is predator of pupa | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
|
larva | Lasius niger s.l. - Small Black Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) | larva is predator of pupa | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Betula - birches (Betulaceae) | larva is associated with under well decayed bark of stump, log | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
|
larva | Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) | larva is associated with under well decayed bark of stump, log | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
There may be more taxa associated with Microdon analis listed at higher taxonomic level
|
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
CYCLORRHAPHA (a suborder of flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Associated with Microdon analis:
Microdon analis 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 |
