BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822 (a hoverfly)
| Diagnostic features | The broad orange abdomen and long snout confirm Rhingia. The black line along the sides of the abdomen indicates Rhingia campestris. |
| Similar species | Rhingia rostrata lacks the black line along the sides of the abdomen |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhingia campestris | Imago visitng Dandelion - close-ups | 6 May 2006 | Dorset | England | 4 | |
| Rhingia campestris | Female imago | 2 September 2004 | Berks | England | 3 | 6 |
| Rhingia campestris | Imago | 26 August 2001 | Berks | England | 2 | 6 |
| Rhingia campestris | Imago | 25 April 1998 | Berks | England | 4 | |
| Rhingia campestris | Imago | 25 May 1975 | East Sussex | England | 4 | |
| Rhingia campestris | Imago | 15 May 1972 | South Wiltshire | England | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Morris, R.K.A. & Ball, S.G., 2002 (Colour photograph) | An introduction to British hoverflies and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme |
Rhingia campestris 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
Rhingia campestris is associated with:
 |
larva | Bos taurus (domestic) - Domestic Cattle (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) | larva is associated with rotting dung | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
There may be more taxa associated with Rhingia campestris listed at higher taxonomic level
|
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
CYCLORRHAPHA (a suborder of flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Associated with Rhingia campestris:
Rhingia campestris 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 |
