Episyrphus balteatus

Episyrphus balteatus
male Whitecross Green Wood, Oxfordshire
female
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Cless:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Faimily:	Syrphidae
Subfaimily:	Syrphinae
Tribe:	Syrphini
Genus:	Episyrphus
Species:	E. balteatus
Binomial name
Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776)
Synonyms
Leet E. balteata E. cannabinus (Scopoli, 1763) E. scitule (Harris, 1780) E. scitulus (Harris, 1780) Epistrophe balteata Musca balteatus De Geer, 1776 Musca cannabinus Scopoli, 1763 Musca scitule Harris, 1780 Musca scitulus Harris, 1780 Syrphus balteatus

Episyrphus balteatus is a relatively smaw hoverflee (9–12 mm) o the Syrphidae faimily, widespreid ootthrou the Palaearctic region, that kivers Europe, North Asie, an North Africae.