Platycheirus amplus

(Platycheirus amplus)

Description

Platycheirus amplus is a Holarctic species of hoverfly found in wetlands, fens, moorland streams and bogs.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
Genus:Platycheirus
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