BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Sphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphaerophoria | Female imago | 29 July 1997 | North Hampshire | England | 2 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Sphaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly) | 2 | 28 |
Suggested Literature
Sphaerophoria 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) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Sphaerophoria is associated with:
 |
larva | Aphidoidea - aphids (Homoptera) | larva is predator of | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 [ground layer spp.] |
There may be more taxa associated with Sphaerophoria listed at higher taxonomic level
|
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
CYCLORRHAPHA (a suborder of flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Associated with Sphaerophoria:
| egg | egg is parasitoid host of larva | Diplazon laetatorius - an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) | Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982 | ||
| egg | egg is parasitoid host of larva | Diplazon tetragonus - an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) | Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982 | ||
| larva | larva is parasitoid host of larva | Diplazon laetatorius - an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) | Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982 | ||
| larva | larva is parasitoid host of larva | Diplazon tetragonus - an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) | Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982 |
Sphaerophoria may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
References
| Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982 | A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna |
| Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe |
