| Sphegina melancholica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Brachyopini |
| Subtribe: | Spheginina |
| Genus: | Sphegina |
| Species: | S. melancholica |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphegina melancholica Stackelberg, 1956 [1] | |
Sphegina melancholica is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. [2]
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