Criorhina bubulcus

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Criorhina bubulcus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Criorhinina
Genus: Criorhina
Species:
C. bubulcus
Binomial name
Criorhina bubulcus
(Walker, 1849) [1]
Synonyms
  • Criorhina lunaLovett, 1919 [2]
  • Milesia bubulcus Walker, 1849 [1]

Criorhina bubulcus is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. [3]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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References

  1. 1 2 Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 485–687.
  2. Cole, F.; Lovett, A. L. (1919). "New Oregon Diptera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series. 9: 221–255. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN   9780691189406.