''Calobata'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

belonging to the family

Micropezidae The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island).McAlpine, D.K. (199 ...

. The genus was first described by Meigen in 1803. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species include: * ''

Calobata petronella ''Calobata petronella'' is a species of fly in the family Micropezidae. It is found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14717608 Micropezidae