| Melangyna fisherii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Melangyna |
| Species: | M. fisherii |
| Binomial name | |
| Melangyna fisherii (Walton, 1911) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Melangyna fisherii, the large-spotted halfband, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. It is found in nearctic North America [1] [2] [3]
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Total of 245 species either found or highly expected to be found in New York.
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