Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Eristalinae Scientific name Psilota Higher classification Eumerini Order Fly | Family Syrphidae Tribe Merodontini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
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Similar Hoverfly, Fly, Myolepta, Brachyopa, Trichopsomyia | ||
Psilota is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Thy are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings. The larvae feed on tree sap.
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