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Dasysyrphus hilaris

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Dasysyrphus hilaris
Dasysyrphus cf. hilaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Dasysyrphus
Species:
D. hilaris
Binomial name
Dasysyrphus hilaris
(Zetterstedt), 1843

Dasysyrphus hilaris is a Palearctic hoverfly. It is a member of a cryptic species complex which includes Dasysyrphus venustus the most frequent and widely distributed species of the genus.[1] Dasysyrphus hilaris is known with a level of certainty only from Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, France (Vosges, Alps, Pyrenees) and Liechtenstein.This species cannot be determined using existing keys.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bogusław Soszyński, Lukasz Emil Mielczarek and Adam Tofilski, 2013 Dasysyrphus neovenustus sp. n. (Diptera: Syrphidae) a new species in the venustus species groupPolish Journal of Entomology (Polskie pismo Entomologiczne) tom 82, numer 4 pdf
  2. ^ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.