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Clubbed Mydas Fly
Mydas clavatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mydas chrysostomus
Mydas audax
Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicus
Black Soldier FlyHermetia illucens
Peachtree Borer MothSynanthedon exitiosa
Golden-legged Mydas FlyMydas tibialis
Mydas fulvifrons
Violet LeafwalkerChalcosyrphus chalybeus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,954 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 824 |
| Virginia | 662 |
| Canada | 543 |
| Ontario | 543 |
| Maryland | 493 |
| North Carolina | 408 |
| Ohio | 391 |
| Michigan | 340 |
| Massachusetts | 336 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Mydas Flies · Mydidae |
| Genus | Mydas flies · Mydas |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Clubbed Mydas Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.