Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 581 No. 581 |

Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to...
Ancestry Graph
„Death in the garden“
Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.