| Microdon lanceolatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Microdon |
| Species: | M. lanceolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microdon lanceolatus Adams, 1903 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Microdon lanceolatus is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. [1] [2] [3]
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