Macrometopia maculipennis is a species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae in the order Diptera. It was first found in Colombia and was named after its patterned wings.[1]
| Macrometopia maculipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Xylotina |
| Genus: | Macrometopia |
| Species: | M. maculipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrometopia maculipennis | |
References
edit- ^ a b Thompson, F. Christian. (1999). "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary of taxonomic terms used" (PDF). Contributions on Entomology, International. 3 (3): 321–378. ISSN 1084-0745. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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