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Milesia (fly)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Eristalinae

Scientific name
  
Milesia

Higher classification
  
Milesiini

Order
  
Fly

Family
  
Syrphidae

Tribe
  
Milesiini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus


Similar
  
Milesia crabroniformis, Hoverfly, Fly, Insect, Eristalinae

Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies, which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro.

Species List

  • Milesia afra Doesburg, 1955
  • Milesia anthrax Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia aperta Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia apicalis Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Milesia apsycta Seguy, 1948
  • Milesia arnoldi Malloch, 1932
  • Milesia balteata Kertesz, 1901
  • Milesia bella Townsend, 1897
  • Milesia bequaerti (Doesburg), 1955
  • Milesia bigoti Osten Sacken, 1882
  • Milesia brunetti Herve-Bazin, 1923
  • Milesia brunneonigra Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia caesarea Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia cinnamomea Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia citrogramma Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia collina Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia confluens Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia conspicienda Walker, 1859
  • Milesia conspicua Curran, 1928
  • Milesia crabroniformis (Fabricius), 1775
  • Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia crinita Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia dearmata Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia diardi Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Milesia elegans Matsumura, 1916
  • Milesia excelda Curran, 1928
  • Milesia ferruginosa Brunetti, 1913
  • Milesia fissipennis Speiser, 1911
  • Milesia flavifacies Bigot, 1875
  • Milesia fuscicosta Bigot, 1875
  • Milesia gigantea Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia illustris Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia imperator Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia insignis Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia insistens Curran, 1931
  • Milesia labellata Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia lieftincki Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia limbipennis Macquart, 1848
  • Milesia maai Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia macularis Wiedemann, 1824
  • Milesia maolana Chang & Yang, 1993
  • Milesia metallica Curran, 1931
  • Milesia micans Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia mima Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia nigra Fluke, 1939
  • Milesia nigriventris He & Chu, 1994
  • Milesia ochracea Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia oshimaensis Shiraki, 1930
  • Milesia overlaeti (Doesburg), 1955
  • Milesia paucipunctata Yang & Cheng, 1993
  • Milesia pendleburyi Curran, 1928
  • Milesia pennipes Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia plumipes Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia prolixa Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia pulchra Williston, 1892
  • Milesia quantula Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1824
  • Milesia rex Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia ritsemae Osten Sacken, 1882
  • Milesia scutellata Hull, 1773
  • Milesia semifulva Meijere, 1904
  • Milesia semiluctifera Villers, 1789
  • Milesia semperi Osten Sacken, 1882
  • Milesia sexmaculata Brunetti, 1915
  • Milesia simulator Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia sinensis Curran, 1925
  • Milesia spectabilis Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia tadzhikorum Peck & Hippa 1988
  • Milesia tigris Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia titanea Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia trilobata Hippa, 1990
  • Milesia undulata Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862
  • Milesia variegata Brunetti, 1908
  • Milesia verticalis Brunetti, 1923
  • Milesia vespoides Walker, 1857
  • Milesia virginiensis (Drury), 1924
  • Milesia yaeyamana Matsumura, 1916
  • Milesia zamiel Walker, 1856

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