Variable Duskyface Fly

Melanostoma mellina

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Melanostoma dubium is a Palearctic species of hoverfly. Description A small black (4–6 mm long) fly, dark bronze or green bronze, with pale abdominal markings. It is hard to separate this species from other Melanostoma.

Distribution

Variable Duskyface Fly — Hannco Bakker · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 10,116United Kingdom · 2,659United States of America · 1,434Germany · 884Canada · 875Norway · 408Sweden · 255France · 201Italy · 156Austria · 100Belgium · 86Denmark · 82Spain · 78Portugal · 67Ireland · 43Luxembourg · 22Switzerland · 9Iceland · 2

Sources and credits

PhotoHannco Bakker · CC BY DescriptionMelanostoma dubium, Wikipedia contributors

Variable Duskyface Fly

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