Cheilosia latifrons
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Cheilosia latifrons is a species of 'Flower Flies' or hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae subfamily Eristalinae
.
This species is present in most of Europe
, in the eastern Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East
and in North Africa
.
The adults grow up to 6–9 mm (0.236220472440945–0.354330708661417 ) long and can mainly be encountered in meadows from May through September.
The body is glossy black, with yellowish hair. Legs are yellow with a broad, black ring in the middle and the feet are dark.
The larvae probably develop in roots and stems of Leontodon autumnalis
and Crepis
species.
Eristalinae
Eristalinae is one of the 3 subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, Eristalis tenax....
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This species is present in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, in the eastern Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and in North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
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The adults grow up to 6–9 mm (0.236220472440945–0.354330708661417 ) long and can mainly be encountered in meadows from May through September.
The body is glossy black, with yellowish hair. Legs are yellow with a broad, black ring in the middle and the feet are dark.
The larvae probably develop in roots and stems of Leontodon autumnalis
Leontodon autumnalis
Leontodon autumnalis is a plant species in the genus Leontodon. It is widespread in its native range in Eurasia , and has been introduced in North America. The fly Tephritis leontodontis is known to attack the capitula of this plant....
and Crepis
Crepis
Crepis, commonly known in some parts of the world as hawksbeard or hawk's-beard , is a genus of about 200 annual and perennial flowering plants of the family Asteraceae superficially resembling the dandelion, the most conspicuous difference being that Crepis usually has branching...
species.