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Spilomyia diophthalma · žiedmusė

  • ampiaispuuhari
  • gulfottreblomsterflue
  • mierzwica osowata
  • gulfotad trädblomfluga, gulfotad lövträdblomfluga

Biotope: warm meadows and grasslands near forests with a lot of old, hollow trees and the edges of these forests, and flowery open areas - especially canopies. The larvae saprophagous, feed on detritus, usually in moist hollows of deciduous trees, with particularly on beech.

A large, wasp-like hoverfly from the tribe Milesiini. The body is black with yellow markings on the thorax and yellow bands on the abdomen. The scutum is black with a yellow, V-shaped marking in front of the scutellum. The scutellum has a distinct reddish tint, most prominent in the apical region. The legs are rusty-yellow, including the fore tarsi and tibiae. The eyes are yellowish-green with purplish-burgundy spots and streaks.