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Melander's Bristleside

Parasyrphus melanderi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae

Parasyrphus melanderi is a flower fly (family Syrphidae) that is best known as a larval predator on the leaf beetle Chrysomela aeneicollis in the Sierra Nevada range of California. Description Adults are medium-sized flies (approximately 6-11mm). The dorsal side of the fourth abdominal segment (and usually the third segment) have an entire yellow band (rather than black), and the face has a black median stripe.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1