Chrysotoxum verralli is a species of hoverfly belonging to the subfamily Syrphinae.Catalogue of lifeBiolib
Distribution This species is present in Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East.Fauna europaea
Habitat These flies live in grasslands, often close to trees.Syrphes en Picardie
Description Chrysotoxum verralli can reach a length of about . These species is a wasp-mimic, with yellow and black bands and long antennae. These bands are substantially parallel to the front edge of tergites. The black front edge of the tergite 2 is almost straight. The third antennal segment is shorter than segments 1 and 2 together. The female’s eyes are separated from each other.Regina Bańkowska Materiaux pour 1’etude des Syrphides (Diptera) de Bułgarie
This species is hard to distinguish and very similar to Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Chrysotoxum cautum, Chrysotoxum elegans and Chrysotoxum octomaculatum.The Lizard
Etymology The name honours George Henry Verrall.
References
Collin, J. E. 1940. Notes on Syrphidae (Diptera). IV. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 76: 150-158.