''Spilomyia'' is a genus of hoverflies. Many species in the genus show

Batesian mimicry Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work on bu ...

of wasp models, including black and yellow patterns and modified antenna shape.

Species

*'' Spilomyia abdominalis'' Shiraki, 1968 *'' Spilomyia alcimus'' ( Walker, 1849) *'' Spilomyia annulata'' Sack, 1910 *'' Spilomyia bidentata'' Huo, 2013 *'' Spilomyia boschmai'' Lucas, 1964 *'' Spilomyia chinensis''

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, 1950 *'' Spilomyia citima'' Vockeroth, 1958 *'' Spilomyia crandalli''

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, 1951 *'' Spilomyia curvimaculata'' Cheng, 2012 *'' Spilomyia digitata'' ( Rondani, 1865) *'' Spilomyia diophthalma'' ( Linnaeus,

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) *'' Spilomyia ephippium'' (

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, 1875) *'' Spilomyia foxleei'' Vockeroth, 1958 *'' Spilomyia fusca'' Loew, 1864 *'' Spilomyia gigantea'' Shiraki, 1968 *'' Spilomyia graciosa'' Violovitsh, 1985 *'' Spilomyia gratiosa'' Wulp, 1888 *'' Spilomyia gussakovskii''

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, 1958 *'' Spilomyia interrupta'' Williston, 1882 *'' Spilomyia kahli'' Snow, 1895 *'' Spilomyia liturata'' Williston, 1887 *''

Spilomyia longicornis ''Spilomyia longicornis'' is a species of syrphid fly, also known as a flower fly or hoverfly, in the family Syrphidae. Although the appearance of ''S. longicornis'' is remarkably similar to a vespid wasp, it is a fly and cannot sting.Penney, H. ...

'' Loew, 1872 *'' Spilomyia manicata'' ( Rondani, 1865) *'' Spilomyia maroccana'' Kuznetzov, 1997 *'' Spilomyia matsumurai'' Shiraki, 1968 *'' Spilomyia maxima'' Sack, 1910 *'' Spilomyia obscura''

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, 1902 *'' Spilomyia panfilovi'' Zimina, 1952 *'' Spilomyia permagna''

, 1958 *'' Spilomyia pleuralis'' Williston, 1887 *'' Spilomyia saltuum'' (

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Spilomyia sayi ''Spilomyia sayi'' (Goot, 1964), the Four-lined Hornet Fly, is a fairly common species of Hoverfly, syrphid fly. This species is found from western Canada to northeastern North America. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearl ...

'' (Goot, 1964) *'' Spilomyia scutimaculata'' Huo & Ren, 2006 *'' Spilomyia sulphurea'' Sack, 1910 *'' Spilomyia suzukii'' Matsumura, 1916 *'' Spilomyia transcaucasica'' Kuznetzov, 1997 *'' Spilomyia triangulata'' van Steenis, 2000 *'' Spilomyia turkmenorum'' Kuznetzov, 1997 *'' Spilomyia verae'' Kuznetzov, 1997 *'' Spilomyia wirthi''

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, 1996

References

External links

European listBugguide.net. Species ''Spilomyia sayi''
Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America Diptera of South America Milesiini Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen {{Milesiini-stub