Species details

Dasysyrphus pinastri (De Geer, 1776)

Nomenclature

Syrphus lunulatus Meigen in Coe (1953), Dasysyrphus lunulatus (Meigen) in Stubbs & Falk (1983).

Biology

The larva is aphidophagous and arboreal, occurring on both coniferous and deciduous trees. Usually found near trees along woodland rides and edges and around mature hedgerows. Records are most frequently from or near coniferous forest and plantations. Adults visit a wide range of flowers.

Distribution

This species occurs throughout mainland Britain but is seemingly more commonly recorded from Derbyshire northwards. Many of the strong concentrations of records coincide with comparatively highly coniferised areas.