''Eupeodes nitens '' is a
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
species of
hoverfly
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...
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Description
Resembles other ''Eupeodes''. Determination is problematic. Key references are Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) The adult insect is illustrated in colour by Stubbs and Falk (1983).
Distribution and biology
It is found from Fennoscandia south to the Pyrenees and from England eastwards through Central and Southern into Siberia and the Russian Far East on to the Pacific coast in ''
Fagus'' forest and
alpine
Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to:
Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National Pa ...
grassland from May August.
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Images representing ''Eupeodes nitens''
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Diptera of Europe
Syrphini
Insects described in 1843
Taxa named by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt