Species Account for Cheilosia albipila
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Cheilosia albipila Meigen, 1838
Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphidae
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Taxonomic group: hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) - Available county data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Vulnerable
Records: 4
First Record: 1987
Latest Record: 2000
1992-on hectads: 1
Pre-1992 hectads: 2
Total hectads: 3
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Known recently only from Stour and Copperas Woods. It has been found in woodland rides. Larvae feed inside the stems of Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre).
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