Bug FAQYellow-barred Peat Hover Fly
Sericomyia silentis · Order: Diptera · Family: Syrphidae
Also called: Bog Hoverfly
The yellow-barred peat hoverfly has a wing length between about 9.5 and 14 mm. It lives in wet moorland, valley bogs, fens and wet carr with alder and willow. Adults are on the wing from May through October across a wide Palearctic range.
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How to recognize it
The pre-genital segment is yellow, the legs are yellowish with black bases on the femora, and the second to fourth tergites have dark yellow side-stripes that widen toward the edges.
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Size
Wing length ranges from 9.5 to 14 mm.
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Where it lives
Found in wet moorland, valley bogs, fens and alder- or willow-dominated carr.
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When you see it
Adults fly from May to October.
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Where it comes from
Its Palearctic distribution extends from Fennoscandia south to the Pyrenees, across northern and central Europe into Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East and Japan.
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Questions people ask
When can I see yellow-barred peat hoverflies?
They are active from May through October.
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What kind of places do they live in?
They prefer wet moorland, valley bogs, fens and wet carr with alder or willow.
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Where are they found geographically?
Their range covers much of the Palearctic, from northern Europe to Japan.
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Same family (Syrphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sericomyia_silentis
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