Cheilosia vicina is a hoverfly species found in the Palearctic.

External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 5·25-7 ·75 mm.

A member of the antiqua species group and difficult to determine.

[1] [2] [3] [4][5] A Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe (Europe, except the Mediterranean, to Western Siberia) [6][7] Habitat: Dune systems, unimproved pasture, montane grassland and alpine grassland and clearings in deciduous forest.

Flowers visited include white umbellifers Caltha, Cirsium arvense, Leontodon, Leucanthemum, Menyanthes, Prunus spinosa, Ranunculus, Salix, Senecio, Taraxacum.Flies April to October.