Milesia (fly)

Milesia
Milesia crabroniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Milesiina
Genus: Milesia
Latreille, 1804[1]
Type species
Syrphus crabroniformis
Synonyms


Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies,[10] which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro. Milesia are predominantly Palaeotropical in distribution almost entirely Oriental.[11]

The Larvae are of the short-tailed type, found in decaying heartwood of deciduous trees, including rot-holes.[12]

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