Criorhina kincaidi

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Criorhina kincaidi
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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. kincaidi
Binomial name
Criorhina kincaidi
Coquillett, 1901 [1]

Criorhina kincaidi is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. [2]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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References

  1. Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "New Diptera in the U.S. National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 23: 593–618. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.23-1225.593 . Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. 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.