Sphecomyia metallica

Sphecomyia metallica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Milesiini
Subtribe:	Criorhinina
Genus:	Sphecomyia
Species:	S. metallica
Binomial name
	Sphecomyia metallica; (Bigot, 1882)
Synonyms
	Eurhinomallota metallica Bigot, 1882; Brachymyia lupina Williston, 1882; Sphecomyia metallica(Williston, 1882);

Last updated October 12, 2023

Sphecomyia metallica is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.^[3]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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References

1 2 Bigot, J.M.F. (1882). "Description de quatre genres nouveau de la tribu des syrphides (Syrphidae auctorum), ainsi que celles de deux nouvelles espèces". Bulletin Bimensuel de la Société Entomologique de France. 1882 (6): 78–79.
1 2 Williston, Samuel Wendell (1882). "Contribution to a monograph of the North American Syrphidae". Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 (112): 299–332. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
↑ Moran, K.M.; Skevington, J.H. (2019). "Revision of world Sphecomyia Latreille (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys. 836: 15–79. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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[Bigot1882-1] 1 2 Bigot, J.M.F. (1882). "Description de quatre genres nouveau de la tribu des syrphides (Syrphidae auctorum), ainsi que celles de deux nouvelles espèces". Bulletin Bimensuel de la Société Entomologique de France. 1882 (6): 78–79.

[Williston1882-2] 1 2 Williston, Samuel Wendell (1882). "Contribution to a monograph of the North American Syrphidae". Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 (112): 299–332. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[MoranSkevington2019-3] Moran, K.M.; Skevington, J.H. (2019). "Revision of world Sphecomyia Latreille (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys. 836: 15–79. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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