Milesia (fly)

Milesia
Milesia crabroniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Genus: Milesia
Latreille, 1804

Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies,[1] which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro.

Species List


References

  1. Van Veen, M. P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.


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