Sphegina rufa

Sphegina rufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Brachyopini
Subtribe:	Spheginina
Genus:	Sphegina
Species:	S. rufa
Binomial name
	Sphegina rufa; Malloch, 1922
Synonyms
	Sphegina armatipes var. rufa Malloch, 1922; Sphegina vittataCole, 1924;

Last updated October 26, 2025

Sphegina rufa is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.^[3]

Distribution

United States.

References

1 2 Malloch, John Russell (1922). "Seven new species of the syrphid genus Sphegina Meigen (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 35. Biological Society of Washington: 141–144. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
↑ Cole, F. R. (1924). "Notes on Diptera of the syrphid genus Sphegina". Entomological News. 35. American Entomological Society: 39–44.
↑ Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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[Malloch1922-1] 1 2 Malloch, John Russell (1922). "Seven new species of the syrphid genus Sphegina Meigen (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 35. Biological Society of Washington: 141–144. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[Cole1924-2] Cole, F. R. (1924). "Notes on Diptera of the syrphid genus Sphegina". Entomological News. 35. American Entomological Society: 39–44.

[SkevingtonEtAl2019-3] Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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