Dasysyrphus hilaris is a Palearctic hoverfly.

It is a member of a cryptic species complex which includes Dasysyrphus venustus the most frequent and widely distributed species of the genus.

[1] Dasysyrphus hilaris is known with a level of certainty only from Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, France (Vosges, Alps, Pyrenees) and Liechtenstein.This species cannot be determined using existing keys.

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