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Mallota cimbiciformis (Fallen, 1817) (a hoverfly)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Mallota cimbiciformis Pupa 26 May 1974 South-west Yorkshire England 7

Suggested Literature

Mallota cimbiciformis 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

Mallota cimbiciformis is associated with:

Photos larva Acer - maples (Aceraceae) larva is saprobic on rot hole Rotheray, G.E., 1993
Photos larva Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) larva is saprobic on rot hole Rotheray, G.E., 1993
Photos larva Aesculus - horse chestnuts (Hippocastanaceae) larva is saprobic on rot hole Rotheray, G.E., 1993
Photos larva Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) larva is saprobic on rot hole Rotheray, G.E., 1993

There may be more taxa associated with Mallota cimbiciformis listed at higher taxonomic level

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

Associated with Mallota cimbiciformis:

Mallota cimbiciformis 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

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