Milesia (fly)
Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies, 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.
| Milesia | |
|---|---|
| Milesia crabroniformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Milesiina |
| Genus: | Milesia Latreille, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Syrphus crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775 | |
| Synonyms | |
The Larvae are of the short-tailed type, found in decaying heartwood of deciduous trees, including rot-holes.
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