The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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larva | larva is associated with rotting dung | Bos taurus | Cattle, Domestic Cattle | Artiodactyla: Bovidae | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe | Diperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9. |
Rhingia campestris (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhingia campestris (a hoverfly) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Morris, R.K.A. & Ball, S.G. | 2002 | An introduction to British hoverflies and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme | British Wildlife Vol 14, No 1: 38-45. |
Rhingia campestris (a hoverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhingia campestris (a hoverfly):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 31 images of Rhingia campestris (a hoverfly) |
The broad orange abdomen and long snout confirm Rhingia. The black line along the sides of the abdomen indicates Rhingia campestris.
Rhingia rostrata lacks the black line along the sides of the abdomen
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