Epistrophe eligans: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the epistrophe eligans lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 13,001 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Epistrophe eligans
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Syrphidae

Where does the epistrophe eligans live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the epistrophe eligans in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the epistrophe eligans?

The epistrophe eligans (Epistrophe eligans) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Syrphidae, genus Epistrophe. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the epistrophe eligans

Epistrophe eligans is a European species of hoverfly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Epistrophe eligans (revision 1349046877), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2746983 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).