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Species Sphecomyia vittata

Sphecomyia vittata - male - female unknown wasp - Sphecomyia vittata Syrphid Fly - Sphecomyia vittata Syrphidae ? - Sphecomyia vittata - male wasp mimic in tree - Sphecomyia vittata bee mimic? - Sphecomyia vittata Sphecomyia vittata? - Sphecomyia vittata - female Sphecomyia vittata
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 Criorhinina
Genus Sphecomyia
Species vittata (Sphecomyia vittata)
Explanation of Names
Sphecomyia vittata (Wiedemann 1830)
Range
QC-FL to MB-NM(1)
Remarks
Apparently a Batesian mimic of Vespula squamosa worker
Works Cited
1.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
Contributed by Martin Hauser on 30 April, 2006 - 4:03pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ben Coulter, v belov, Kevin Moran
Last updated 16 July, 2019 - 8:37pm

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