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Large Bearfly
Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi, is a species of hoverfly found in the spring in many parts of Britain and Europe.
The larvae of C. ranunculi are associated with rotting deciduous wood. Adults are remarkable bumblebee mimics and are usually found in woodland in springtime visiting flowers such as sallow to feed.
From the article Criorhina ranunculi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera Large (wing length 11·25–14 mm.) bumblebee mimic. Thorax and abdomen with long, dense hairs. Hairs black on thorax and basal part of abdomen red or yellowish on tip of abdomen. Scutellar hairs may be pale yellow or brownish. Hind femora considerably thickened, especially in males. Hind tibiae sickle-shaped.
Range & habitat
It has a Palaearctic distribution, including southern Norway and Sweden south to central Spain, and from Ireland eastwards through central Europe into European parts of Russia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 486883.