Milesia gigantea

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Milesia gigantea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Milesiina
Genus: Milesia
Species:
M. gigantea
Binomial name
Milesia gigantea
Hippa, 1990 [1]
Synonyms

Milesia gigantea is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. [1]

Distribution

The species can be found in Java.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hippa, H. (1990). "The genus Milesia Latreille (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Acta Zoologica Fennica. 187: 1–226.
  2. Macquart, P. J. M. (1834). Histoire Naturelle des insectes. Dipteres. Tome premiere. Paris: Roret. pp. 578 + 8 pp., 12 pls.