Ceriana vespiformis

Ceriana vespiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Cerioidini
Genus:	Ceriana
Species:	C. vespiformis
Binomial name
	Ceriana vespiformis; (Latreille, 1804)
Synonyms
	Ceria vespiformis Latreille, 1804;

Ceriana vespiformis is a species of hoverfly. It is a typical wasp mimic, is 10–11 mm long, and has very long antennae for a hoverfly.

Biology

C. vespiformis has been reported in mature oak forest and from Mediterranean scrub, where adults visit flowers to feed on nectar. Larvae are found in white mulberry (Morus alba) sap. Adult are seen in Southern Europe from late May to September.[1]

Distribution

This species' range is mainly Mediterranean (Southern Europe and North Africa). Specimens have been found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Albania, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and parts of North Africa. Two specimens have been found in the Netherlands.[1]

References

M. Reemer, B. van Aartsen (2001). "Ceriana vespiformis, een nieuwe zweefvlieg voor de Nederlandse fauna (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen (in Dutch and English). 11 (1): 133–136. ISSN 0169-2453. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

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[ReemerAartsen-1] M. Reemer, B. van Aartsen (2001). "Ceriana vespiformis, een nieuwe zweefvlieg voor de Nederlandse fauna (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen (in Dutch and English). 11 (1): 133–136. ISSN 0169-2453. Retrieved 2009-01-09.