Pocota bomboides

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Pocota bomboides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Xylotina
Genus: Pocota
Species:
P. bomboides
Binomial name
Pocota bomboides
Hunter, 1897 [1]

Pocota bomboides is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. [2] [3] [4]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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References

  1. Hunter, W.D. (1897). "A contribution to the knowledge of North American Syrphidae. II". The Canadian Entomologist. 29: 121–144, 1 pl. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "Pocota bomboides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Pocota bomboides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.