Pipiza austriaca is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.[2]
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 6–8 mm. Hind femora strongly thickened, with a large ventral ridge. Wing with darkened cloud. Thorax and abdomen pale-haired. The larva is described and figured by Goeldlin (1974) [3] See references for determination.[4][5][6][7][8] [9]
Palearctic Atlantic Europe. All Europe if older determinations are correct.[10][11]
Habitat:Quercus woodland clearings thickets of Rubus fruticosus along hedges, field-margins with a tall herb layer Atlantic scrub (Corylus) along hedges, field-margins with tall herb vegetation.[12] Flowers visited include umbellifers, Euphorbia, Ranunculus. [13] Flies mid-June to end August. Pipiza larvae are predators of gall forming aphids.
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