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Species Spilomyia fusca - Bald-faced Hornet Fly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Milesiini
Subtribe Milesiina
Genus Spilomyia
Species fusca (Bald-faced Hornet Fly)
Other Common Names
Bald-faced yellowjacket fly; bald-faced aerial yellowjacket fly
Explanation of Names
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864
Size
16-19 mm
Identification
Second tergite entirely black, eyes pale, with dark spots and vertical bands
Range
e. NA (NS-MN to GA)(1)
Season
Jun-Sep in ON(2)
See Also
   
Queen (♀♀) Worker (♀) Male (♂)
Works Cited
1.Spilomyia flower flies of the New World (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Thompson F.C. 1996. Mem. Ent. Soc. Wash. 18: 261-272.
2.Syrphidae of Ontario