Platycheirus clypeatus
| Platycheirus clypeatus | |
|---|---|
| Platycheirus clypeatus female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Bacchini |
| Genus: | Platycheirus |
| Subgenus: | Platycheirus |
| Species: | P. clypeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycheirus clypeatus (Meigen, 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platycheirus clypeatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found across the Palearctic and in the Nearctic. The larvae feed on aphids. Adults are usually found on the edges of woodland or scrub, heath or along hedgerows where they visit a wide range of flowers.