Macrometopia maculipennis

Macrometopia maculipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Tribe:	Milesiini
Subtribe:	Xylotina
Genus:	Macrometopia
Species:	M. maculipennis
Binomial name
	Macrometopia maculipennis; Thompson, 1999

Macrometopia maculipennis is a species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae in the order Diptera. It was first found in Colombia and was named after its patterned wings.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Thompson, F. Christian. (1999). "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used" (PDF). Contributions on Entomology, International. 3 (3): 321–378. ISSN 1084-0745. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

External links

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[Thompson1999-1] Thompson, F. Christian. (1999). "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used" (PDF). Contributions on Entomology, International. 3 (3): 321–378. ISSN 1084-0745. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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