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Milesia crabroniformis
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Milesia

Latreille, 1804

Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies[1] which mimic social wasps for example the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species (Vespa crabro).

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  1. ^ Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae. Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9050111998. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

Category:Diptera of Europe Category:Hoverflies