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Syritta pipiens, sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, is one of the most common species in the insect family Syrphidae. This fly originates from Europe and is currently distributed across Eurasia and North America. They are fast and nimble fliers, and their larvae are found in wet, rotting organic matter such as garden compost, manure, and silage. The species is also commonly found in human-created environments such as most farmland, gardens, and urban parks, wherever there are flowers. This species is an important part of its native ecosystem as adult Syritta pipiens flies are critical pollinators for a variety of flowering plants and the species supports parasitism by various parasitic wasp species. Thus, they play an important role in environmental functionality, and can serve as bio-indicators, in which their abundance can reflect the health of the environment. Syritta pipiens looks like many predatory hoverfly species, yet is not predatory.
Syritta pipiens is a species of hoverfly within the family Syrphidae. They are commonly found on flowers and have distinctive features such as broad femora, small white spots on the thorax, and large eyes. They belong to the subfamily Eristalinae and are closely related to the dronefly, Eristalis tenax. Syritta pipiens is cosmopolitan, found in North America, Asia, and Europe, and is often found in farmland, gardens, and parks. Their larvae feed on decaying organic matter, while adult flies feed on various flower species. They are important bio-control agents of plant pests and serve as pollinators, but are also sensitive to landscape changes and climate change.
Die Kleine Mistbiene oder Gemeine Keulenschwebfliege (Syritta pipiens) ist eine Fliege aus der Familie der Schwebfliegen (Syrphidae).
Die Kleine Mistbiene (Syritta pipiens) ist eine Schwebfliegenart, die auf der nördlichen Halbkugel verbreitet ist und in Mitteleuropa sehr häufig vorkommt. Die Fliegen haben einen schlanken Körperbau, ein kielförmiges Gesicht und kurze Fühler mit rötlich gelber Färbung. Ein charakteristisches Merkmal sind die keulenartig verdickten Oberschenkel am hinteren Beinpaar. Die Fliegen fliegen von April bis Oktober und ernähren sich von toten pflanzlichen Substanzen. Die Larven leben koprophag in Kompost oder Pflanzenabfällen. Die Art produziert mehrere Generationen pro Jahr.