Chrysogaster virescens Loew, 1854

Identification

Identification difficulty = 3. according to Ball & Morris, 2024¹

Biology

The larvae of this genus are aquatic, but the larva of this species remains unknown. Associated with boggy, acidic locations with carr, wooded stream-sides or damp scrub. Adults are frequently found at flowers, including those of Rowan Sarothamnus scoparius, white umbels Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and buttercups Ranunculus sp.

Flight period

The following plots show the number of unique records per week that were not reported to be of eggs, larvae or pupae.

Distribution

Although widely distributed, this species appears to occur mainly in the north and west, and is locally frequent in the Scottish Highlands. In the south-east it seems to be confined to acid heathland locations.

Trends

The following plots show the Frescalo TFactor vs year and a map of the rescaled frequency (all records) for the species. For an explanation see here.