Sphaerophoria scripta: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the sphaerophoria scripta lives – recorded in 21 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 42,793 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Sphaerophoria scripta: 07 23 Insekt an Bierflasche — Photo: Slimguy04, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Sphaerophoria scripta
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Syrphidae

Where does the sphaerophoria scripta live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sphaerophoria scripta in 21 countries and territories across Asia and 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 sphaerophoria scripta?

The sphaerophoria scripta (Sphaerophoria scripta) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Syrphidae, genus Sphaerophoria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sphaerophoria scripta

Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sphaerophoria scripta (revision 1343263025), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1520915 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).