Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus nielseni is a Holarctic species of hoverfly. Description
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera Tibiae 2 uniformly broadened from base towards apex then becoming smaller and then swelling strongly on apical 1/5. Distribution
Palearctic Fennoscandia South to northern France (Vosges).Ireland Eastwards through Northern Europe and Central Europe, northern Italy to EuropeanRussia; Siberia Nearctic Alaska through Canada and South through the Rocky mountains to Colorado. References

Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Syrphinae
Hoverflies of North America
Insects described in 1990