Species details

Platycheirus nielseni Vockeroth, 1990

Nomenclature

Platycheirus species A in Stubbs & Falk (1983). This species was split from P. peltatus by Vockeroth (1990).

Biology

Larva unknown. Adults can be frequent in damp places such as wet, rushy meadows and along stream sides in upland areas, usually where there is some shelter from scrub or trees. Males can be found hovering in groups in clearings and over streams, in dappled sunshine.

Distribution

This species appears to be widespread in the north and west, including Scotland, North Wales and northern England, with some records from fairly high altitude on moorland. In the south of England there are widespread records from Dorset and Somerset and one confirmed record from the Thames marshes.