Ceriana ornata
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| Ceriana ornata | |
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| Ferndale Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Ceriana |
| Species: | C. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceriana ornata Saunders 1845 | |
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Ceriana ornata is an Australian species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Resembling a wasp, this hoverfly preys on other insects including Australian native bees and the planthopper.
C. ornata can be distinguished from wasps by its distinct Y-shaped antenna, large compound eyes and only has two wings.
