Myathropa

Myathropa
Myathropa florea female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Milesiinae
Tribe:	Eristalini
Genus:	Myathropa Róndani, 1845
Species
M. florea (Linnaeus 1758) M. usta (Wollaston 1858)
Synonyms
Myatropa authors Myiathropa authors Myiatropa Verrall, 1882[1]

Myathropa is a very common European and North African genus of hoverfly. Adults may be seen on flowers from May to September. Larvae feed on bacteria in organic waterlogged detritus, often in the shallow rot holes of tree stumps.

References

1. ^ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.