Melangyna quadrimaculata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
Melangyna quadrimaculata
male
female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Melangyna
Species:
M. quadrimaculata
Binomial name
Melangyna quadrimaculata
(Verrall, 1873)
Synonyms

    Melangyna quadrimaculata is a European species of hoverfly.[1][2]

    External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
    Wing length 7·25–9 mm. Males only four spots on the abdomen. Female tergites black, pale abdominal markings absent. Eyes with short hairs. The male terminalia are figured by Hippa (1968) ).[3] Larva described and figured by Rotheray (1994).[4] See references for determination.[5] [6] [7][8]

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