Parasyrphus vittiger is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.[1][2]
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 6·25- 8·75 mm. Hind tibia yellow at base and apex. Pterostigma grey. Fore tarsus with segments 4 and 5 darkened (other segments yellow). The male terminalia are figured by Hippa (1968).[3] Larva described and figured by Rotheray (1994).[4] See references for determination.[5][6][7][8]
Palearctic Fennoscandia South to the Pyrenees and central Spain. Ireland East through Europe and European Russia. Caucasus and from the Urals to central Siberia (Cis-Baikal, Yakutia).[9][10]
Habitat: Abies, Picea, Pinus forest and Fagus woodland.[11] Flowers visited include Alchemilla, Galium, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus, Salix,, Taraxacum see list in Speight (refs) for more.[12] Flies April to September. The larva is predatory on aphids.
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