Milesia (fly)

Milesia
Milesia crabroniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Milesiini
Genus:	Milesia Latreille, 1804

Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies,^[1] which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro.

References

1. ^ Van Veen, M. P. (2004) (Hardback). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae. Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9050111998. 

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