Baccha elongata (Fabricius, 1775)

Baccha elongata is a species of hoverfly in the genus Baccha.

Synonyms 14

Baccha abbreviata, Baccha angusta, Baccha karpatica, Baccha klugii, Baccha nigricornis, Baccha nigripennis, Baccha obscuricornis, Baccha sachalinica, Baccha scutellata, Baccha sibirica, Baccha sphegina, Baccha tabida, Baccha tricincta, Baccha vitripennis

19,446 GBIF occurrences
2,794 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Unknown

Conservation: year assessed

2021

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/149168292/149168295

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

There is no information about population trends for this species.

IUCN: habitat narrative

Baccha elongata occurs in forests, both coniferous and deciduous, both young and old; also in scrub woodland, hedgerows and suburban gardens. Adults fly from April to June and from July to September/October, visiting flowers of different species of Compositae, Rosaceae, Umbelliferae, Hedera, etc (Speight 2018). The larva is aphidophagous (Rotheray 1994).

IUCN: threats narrative

Apart from general threats to biodiversity, there are no specific threats identified for this species in Europe.

IUCN: conservation narrative

There are no specific conservation actions for this species. Research is required into the taxonomy of Baccha species.

IUCN: rationale

European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)EU27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)This species does not meet the criteria for threatened categories in either Europe or the EU27. It is a widespread species, present in many habitats, and with large populations in most countries where recorded. There are no specific threats identified for this species. Therefore, this species is regarded as Least Concern in Europe and the EU27.

Baccha elongata (Fabricius, 1775)

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