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Species Sphecomyia vittata

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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 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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