Chrysotoxum cautum on Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus

Photo: Chrysotoxum cautum on Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus. Length 10 - 15mm. Male. Wings open. View from above.
Description: Chrysotoxum cautum on Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus. Length 10 - 15mm. Male. Wings open. View from above.
L Habitat: Transition from an extensively used alpine meadow to a mixed forest. Altitude: 1185 - 1190m a.s.l.
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Fly
Lat.: Chrysotoxum cautum
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Chrysotoxum
Flower
Lat.: Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Thymus
Location: Central Switzerland, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 6.2021
Photographer: Simon Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: F184343