Pipiza luteitarsis is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
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Wing length 6÷5âÂÂ8 mm. Front tarsa yellow. See references for determination.
Palearctic Fennoscandia South to Belgium and France. Ireland eastwards through Central Europe into European Russia.
Habitat: Fagus (Beech) and Quercus (Oak) woodland also in mature suburban gardens. Flowers visited include Euphorbia, Prunus, Ranunculus, Tussilago. Flies mid April to end May. Pipiza larvae are predators of gall-forming aphids.