Rusty-tailed Spittlebug-killer

Salpingogaster punctifrons

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Salpingogaster punctifrons is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. This is an elusive red, black, and yellow species found in South and Central Florida. Like many hoverflies, this species imitates wasps, this one being particularly similar to mud daubers.

Distribution

Rusty-tailed Spittlebug-killer — (c) Eridan Xharahi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 6

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Eridan Xharahi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSalpingogaster punctifrons, Wikipedia contributors

Rusty-tailed Spittlebug-killer

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