Species Pterallastes thoracicus

Classification

Flower Fly or Bee Fly - Pterallastes thoracicus

Pterallastes Fly on Pink Garden Flower - Pterallastes thoracicus

Brown back fly - Pterallastes thoracicus

Syphid Fly - Pterallastes thoracicus - female

Syrphid Fly - Pterallastes thoracicus - female

Bg829 C7682 - Pterallastes thoracicus - male

Hover Fly - possibly Pterallastes thoracicus or Mallota sp? - Pterallastes thoracicus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Aschiza)

Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Milesiini

Genus Pterallastes

Species thoracicus (Pterallastes thoracicus)

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 24 May, 2006 - 10:20pm

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