Temnostoma vespiforme

Temnostoma vespiforme
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Temnostomina
Genus: Temnostoma
Species:
T. vespiforme
Binomial name
Temnostoma vespiforme
Synonyms
  • Musca vespiformis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Temnostoma meridionale Krivosheina & Mamayev, 1962
  • Temnostoma strigosum Sack, 1941
  • Milesia wagae Górski, 1852
  • Musca vespaesimilis Barbut, 1781
  • Syrphus frequens Matsumura, 1931

Temnostoma vespiforme, the wasp hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. Larva of this species feed in decaying wood of deciduous trees.

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