Xanthandrus comtus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palearctic.[2][3]
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Wing length Wide abdomen with yellow marks. Thoracic dorsum polished black. Male with round marks on tergite 2 and confluent marks on tergites 3 and 4 (as a deeply incised band). Female with oval marks on tergite 2 and square marks on tergites 3 and 4. legs mainly orange. Antenne orange. Long black pterostigma. The male genitalia and larva are figured by Dusek and Laska (1967).[4] See references for determination.[5][6][7][8]
Palearctic Southern Norway South to Iberia. Ireland East through Central Europe and Southern Europe to Russia and the Caucasus and on to the Russian Far East and the Pacific coast; Japan; Formosa.[9][10]
Habitat: Fagus, Quercus and Pinus forest and scrub.[11] Flowers visited include umbellifers, Arbutus unedo, Filipendula, Juncus, Leontodon, Lonicera, Mentha aquatica, Rosa, Rubus, Succisa.[12]
The larvae predate aphids and the caterpillars of various small moths including Tortricidae both on trees and low-growing plants. They are also predators of the caterpillars of the pine processionary moths Thaumetopoea pinivora and Thaumetopoea pityocampa.
Xanthandrus comtus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palearctic.
De platte zweefvlieg (Xanthandrus comtus) is een vliegensoort uit de familie van de zweefvliegen (Syrphidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1780 door Harris.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesXanthandrus comtus là một loài ruồi trong họ Ruồi giả ong (Syrphidae). Loài này được Harris mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1780. Xanthandrus comtus phân bố ở vùng Cổ Bắc giới[1][2]
Xanthandrus comtus là một loài ruồi trong họ Ruồi giả ong (Syrphidae). Loài này được Harris mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1780. Xanthandrus comtus phân bố ở vùng Cổ Bắc giới