Milesia virginiensis

Milesia virginiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Milesiini
Subtribe:	Milesiina
Genus:	Milesia
Species:	M. virginiensis
Binomial name
	Milesia virginiensis; (Drury, 1773)[1]
	Distribution in the United States
Synonyms
	Musca virginiensis Drury, 1773[1]; Syrphus trifasciatus Hausmann, 1799[2]; Milesia ornata Fabricius, 1805[3]; Milesia limbipennis Macquart, 1850[4]; Sphyxea fulvifrons Bigot, 1883[5];

Milesia virginiensis, known generally as the yellowjacket hover fly or Virginia flower fly, is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.[6]

Yellowjacket hover fly, Milesia virginiensis

It measures 18–21 millimetres (0.71–0.83 in). It lives in forest edges and meadows. Adults are active mid-summer to early fall.

Distribution

United States, Ontario, Canada, Mexico

References

Drury, Dru (1773). Illustrations of natural history... Vol. 1, , 4 figs., [1770.04.23]; vol. 2, vii + 90 pp., 50 pls., and index to Vols. 1-2 (4 unnumbered pages). London: sold by White, Printed for the author. pp. xxviii + 130 pp. 50 pls.
Hausmann, J.F.L. (1799). Entomologische Bemerkungen. Braunschweig. p. 64.
Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
Macquart, P.J.M. (1850). "Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplement". Mem. Soc. R. Sci. Agric. Arts, Lille. 1849: 309–479, pls. 1-14. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
Bigot, Jacques-Marie-Frangile (1884). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 22e partie, XXXII: Syrphidi (2e partie). espèces nouvelles, No 1er". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 3 (6): 315–356. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.

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[Drury1773-1] Drury, Dru (1773). Illustrations of natural history... Vol. 1, , 4 figs., [1770.04.23]; vol. 2, vii + 90 pp., 50 pls., and index to Vols. 1-2 (4 unnumbered pages). London: sold by White, Printed for the author. pp. xxviii + 130 pp. 50 pls.

[Hausmann1799-2] Hausmann, J.F.L. (1799). Entomologische Bemerkungen. Braunschweig. p. 64.

[Fabricius1805-3] Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[Macquart1850-4] Macquart, P.J.M. (1850). "Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplement". Mem. Soc. R. Sci. Agric. Arts, Lille. 1849: 309–479, pls. 1-14. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[Bigot1884-5] Bigot, Jacques-Marie-Frangile (1884). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 22e partie, XXXII: Syrphidi (2e partie). espèces nouvelles, No 1er". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 3 (6): 315–356. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[SkevingtonEtAl2019-6] Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.