Ceriana vespiformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Ceriana |
| Species: | C. vespiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceriana vespiformis (Latreille, 1804)
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Ceriana vespiformis is a
mimic, is 10–11 mm long, and has very long antennae
for a hoverfly.
Biology
Ceriana vespiformis has been reported in mature oak forest and from Mediterranean scrub, where adults visit flowers to feed on nectar. Larvae are found in white mulberry (Morus alba) sap. Adult are seen in Southern Europe from late May to September.[1]
Distribution
This species' range is mainly
Mediterranean (Southern Europe and North Africa). Specimens have been found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Albania, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and parts of North Africa. Two specimens have been found in the Netherlands.[1]
References
- ^ ISSN 0169-2453. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
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