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Banded Thintail

Meliscaeva cinctella

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in United Kingdom.January 1, February 0, March 7, April 31, May 34, June 65, July 201, August 204, September 45, October 6, November 2, December 2.
United States14,255
Canada2,054
United Kingdom598
British Columbia518
Quebec434
England381
Nova Scotia295
New York277
Ontario239
New Brunswick207

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyHover Flies · Syrphidae
GenusMeliscaeva

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