Melanostoma scalare

Melanostoma scalare
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Melanostoma
Species:
M. scalare
Binomial name
Melanostoma scalare
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Syrphus scalare Fabricius, 1794
  • Melanostoma ceylonense Meijere, 1911
  • Syrphus maculosus Meigen, 1822
  • Syrphus gracilis Meigen, 1822

Melanostoma scalare, the chequered hoverfly, is a very common species of hoverfly.

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