Callicera aurata

Callicera aurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Callicera
Species:
C. aurata
Binomial name
Callicera aurata
(Rossi, 1790)[2]

Callicera aurata, commonly known as the golden long-horned hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly, within the genus Callicera and family Syrphidae.[3][4]

It was first described by Italian entomologist Pietro Rossi in 1790.[2]

It is considered rare and currently listed as vulnerable under The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Pennards, G.W.A. (2021). "Callicera aurata (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T149170927A149170951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T149170927A149170951.en.
  2. ^ a b "Callicera aurata (Rossi, 1790)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Golden Hoverfly". nbnatlas.org. 2022-03-19.
  4. ^ Citizen science observations for European Golden Longhorn (Callicera aurata) at iNaturalist