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Xanthogramma stackelbergi Violovitsch, 1975

Identification

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

Description

Recently separated from X. pedissequum, see Stubbs(2012)2.

Biology

In common with others in the genus it is assumed that this species is associated with ants or attended root aphids. Very little is knowm at this stage because it is a recent split from X. pedissequum.

Flight period

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

Distribution

On the basis of current limited information, this would appear to be a southern species, but until voucher specimens are re-worked its real distribition remains uncertain. dotmap

  1. Ball, S., & Morris, R. (2024). Hoverflies of Britain and Ireland. WILDGuides (3rd ed.). Oxford: Princeton University Press. ↩

  2. Stubbs, A. (2012). Xanthogramma stackelbergi Violovitsch (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain. Dipterists Digest (Second Series), 19(1), 102. ↩