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Species Sericomyia lata - White-spotted Pond Fly

Syrphid (black and white) - Sericomyia lata - female

Syrphid Flies Sericomyia lata - Sericomyia lata - male

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 Eristalini

Subtribe Sericomyiina

Genus Sericomyia

Species lata (White-spotted Pond Fly)

Explanation of Names

Sericomyia lata (Coquillett 1907)

Range

across so. Canada & ne. US (ME-NY)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Review of New World Sericomyia (Diptera: Syrphidae), including description of a new species Skevington J.H., Thompson F.C. 2012. Can. Entomol. 144: 216–247.

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 30 June, 2009 - 1:24am
Additional contributions by Ted Kropiewnicki, v belov, zdanko
Last updated 16 May, 2021 - 5:40pm

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Species Sericomyia lata - White-spotted Pond Fly

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Classification

Explanation of Names

Range

Works Cited