Xanthandrus comtus
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| Xanthandrus comtus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Xanthandrus |
| Species: | X. comtus |
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| Xanthandrus comtus | |
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Xanthandrus comtus is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palearctic.[2][3]
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length
Wide abdomen with yellow marks. Thoracic dorsum polished black. Male with round marks on tergite 2 and confluent marks on tergites 3 and 4 (as a deeply incised band). Female with oval marks on tergite 2 and square marks on tergites 3 and 4. legs mainly orange. Antenne orange. Long black pterostigma. The male genitalia and larvae are figured by Dusek and Laska (1967).[4]
See references for determination.[5][6][7][8]
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