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Apiloscatopse picea (Meigen) (a scatopsid fly)

Notes (MWS) A small dark fly which is particularly abundant on flowering Ivy (*Hedera helix*) in the autumn

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Apiloscatopse picea Imago 24 October 2003 Berks England 7

Suggested Literature

Apiloscatopse picea may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies)
SCATOPSIDAE
(scatopsid flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Apiloscatopse picea is associated with:

Photos imago Hedera helix - Ivy (Araliaceae) imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985

There may be more taxa associated with Apiloscatopse picea listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

Associated with Apiloscatopse picea:

Apiloscatopse picea may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies)

References

Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985 Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies

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