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Platycheirus albimanus (Fabricius, 1781) (a hoverfly)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Platycheirus albimanus Male imago 12 April 1998 Berks England 2
Platycheirus albimanus Imago 29 July 1997 North Hampshire England 1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Morris, R.K.A. & Ball, S.G., 2002 (Colour photograph) An introduction to British hoverflies and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme

Platycheirus albimanus may also 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

Platycheirus albimanus is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Platycheirus albimanus listed at higher taxonomic level

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

Associated with Platycheirus albimanus:

Platycheirus albimanus 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)
Platycheirus
(a genus of hoverflies)

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