🪰Eristalis tenax
La mosca zángano europea (Eristalis tenax) es una especie de díptero braquícero de la familia Syrphidae nativa de Europa, aunque también se introdujo a Norteamérica, donde ahora se encuentra bien establecida. Tiene el tamaño y apariencia de una abeja melífera, y así se la llama en inglés: drone fly (mosca zángano). Este mimetismo, común a la familia Syrphidae, posiblemente les confiere un grado de protección contra predadores, que temen la picadura de las abejas, aunque E. tenax es totalmente inofensiva, ya que carece de aguijón.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderDiptera
- ›familySyrphidae
- ›genusEristalis
- ›speciesEristalis tenax
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderFlies · Diptera
- tribeEristalini
- genusEristalis
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderFlies · Diptera
- suborderBrachycera
- familySyrphidae
- subfamilyEristalinae
- tribeEristalini
- genusEristalis
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