Species Account for Platycheirus scambus
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Platycheirus scambus (Staeger, 1843)
Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphidae
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Taxonomic group: hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) - Available county data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
Records: 3
First Record: 1995
Latest Record: 1998
1992-on hectads: 2
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 2
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In Britain, this species is common in the north and west. In Essex it is on the edge of its range and known from a few sites in the north-west of the county and from Rainham marshes.
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Broad Habitat Data (based on 3 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 3 records with habitat detail and method information)
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