Cheilosia vicina is a hoverfly species found in the Palearctic.
Description External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 5·25-7 ·75 mm. Wings slightly infuscated. Legs entirely black. Posterior and anterior anepisternum dusted. Arista short-haired. Face with central knob retroussé. A member of the antiqua species group and difficult to determine.Lucas, J.A.W., Nielsen, T.R. & Stahls, G. (1995) The identity of the Cheilosia complex vicina (Zetterstedt, 1849) - nigripes (Meigen, 1822) (Diptera, Syrphidae). Int.J.Dipt.Res., 6: 3-7. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum Van der Goot, V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. .Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
Distribution A Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe (Europe, except the Mediterranean, to Western Siberia) Fauna EuropaeaPeck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
Biology Habitat: Dune systems, unimproved pasture, montane grassland and alpine grassland and clearings in deciduous forest. Flowers visited include white umbellifers Caltha, Cirsium arvense, Leontodon, Leucanthemum, Menyanthes, Prunus spinosa, Ranunculus, Salix, Senecio, Taraxacum.Flies April to October.de Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. Doc.Trav. IRSNB, no.60, 1-167.
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