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 · 2,659Germany · 884France · 201Italy · 156Belgium · 86Spain · 78Luxembourg · 22Switzerland · 9

Sources and credits

PhotoHannco Bakker · CC BY DescriptionMelanostoma dubium, Wikipedia contributors

Variable Duskyface Fly

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