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Phytomia
Sign in to savePhytomia is a genus of at least 27 species of hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera found in tropical Africa and Asia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Phytomia is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Asia, Animalia and insect.
It is catalogued under topics including Eristalini, Flies of Africa and Flies of Asia.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MNHN, MZLU, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Inde, Indonesia, Senegal, Japan, India, China, IndonéSie
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Phytomyia cf. crassa.jpg
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- Category:Phytomia
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- Phytomia
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
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Phytomia is a genus of at least 27 species of hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera found in tropical Africa and Asia.
==Species== Source: P. aesymnus (Walker, 1849) P. argyrocephala (Macquart, 1842) P. aurigera Bezzi, 1915 P. bezzii Curran, 1927 P. bullata (Loew, 1858) P. bulligera (Austen, 1909) P. chrysopyga (Wiedemann, 1819) P. crassa (Fabricius, 1787) P. curta (Loew, 1858) P. ephippium Bezzi, 1912 P. erratica (Bezzi, 1912) P. errans Fabricius, 1787 P. fronto (Loew, 1858) P. fucoides Bezzi, 1915 P. fusca Hull, 1941 P. incisa (Wiedemann, 1830) P. kroeberi Bezzi, 1915 P. natalensis (Macquart, 1849) P. neavei Bezzi, 1915 P. noctilio Speiser, 1924 P. poensis Bezzi, 1912 P. pubipennis Bezzi, 1915 P. serena Curran, 1927 P. tenebrica Edwards, 1919 P. varians Curran, 1927 P. villipes (Loew, 1858) P. zonata (Fabricius, 1787) (Giant Hoverfly)
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