Siphona cristata (Fabricius, 1805), (a parasitoid fly)


6 Aug 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summaryvisiting Marsh Ragwort
Found asMale imago
Date6 August 2005
Associated organismSenecio aquaticus
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher6 Aug 2005[A]
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Notes:

4 post-sutural DC, T1+2 with pair of median marginals.

Although Belshaw’s key only works for males, S. geniculata is by far the commonest species (CMTR, pers comm).

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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