Milesia crabroniformis
Milesia crabroniformis
''Milesia crabroniformis'' is a species of 'Flower Flies' or hoverflies belonging to the family Syrphidae subfamily Eristalinae.
This species is mainly present in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, in the Near East and in North Africa.
These rather uncommon hoverflies are the largest among the European species. The adults grow up to 22–25 millimetres long and can mainly be encountered from June through October in evergreen and deciduous forests , feeding on nectar of flowers of several plants .
They mimic the hornet species ''Vespa crabro'' . In this species eyes of males are holoptic, although they meet along the dorsal length of the head in a very low point of contact
Their larvae develop on decaying wood and rotting cavities of old ''Fagus'' and ''Quercus'' species.
This species is mainly present in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, in the Near East and in North Africa.
These rather uncommon hoverflies are the largest among the European species. The adults grow up to 22–25 millimetres long and can mainly be encountered from June through October in evergreen and deciduous forests , feeding on nectar of flowers of several plants .
They mimic the hornet species ''Vespa crabro'' . In this species eyes of males are holoptic, although they meet along the dorsal length of the head in a very low point of contact
Their larvae develop on decaying wood and rotting cavities of old ''Fagus'' and ''Quercus'' species.
