Eristalis picea (Fallén, 1817)

Examined material. Upper Austria: Rohrbach, Pfaffetschlag, N Ulrichsberg 600 m, 48°42’ N, 13°53’ E, 14.6.2017 (1♀), leg. M. Schwarz, det. D. Doczkal ; Carinthia: NW Mallnitz NP Hohe Tauern 1200 m, 46°59’31’’ N, 13°09’32’’ E, 4.6.2021 (1♂), leg. & det. H. Heimburg.

Notes. This species from Upper Austria was found in a wet forest meadow with populations of Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) In the immediate vicinity was a small stream with loose riparian woodland (thereunder Salix spp.). The surrounding area was dominated by a P. abies forest intermixed with individual deciduous trees (pers. comm. of M. Schwarz to H. Heimburg).