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Sphegina parvula

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Sphegina parvula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Brachyopini
Subtribe: Spheginina
Genus: Sphegina
Species:
S. parvula
Binomial name
Sphegina parvula
Hippa, Steenis & Mutin, 2015[1]

Sphegina parvula is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.[1] Sphegina parvula is similar to Sphegina pusilla and Sphegina minuta and it may be difficult to distinguish between them

Distribution

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Myanmar.

Etymology

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The name is Latin (parvula) – very small, referring to the small size of the fly.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hippa, H.; Steenis, J. van; Mutin, V.A. (2015). "The genus Sphegina Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in a biodiversity hotspot: the thirty-six sympatric species in Kambaiti, Myanmar". Zootaxa. 3954: 1–67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3954.1.1. PMID 25947834. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sphegina (Asiosphegina) parvula Hippa, Steenis & Mutin, 2015, sp. n. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-18.