Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805) is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805)

Temnostoma bombylans is a hoverfly species whose larvae feed in decaying wood of deciduous trees.

Family

Syrphidae

Genus

Temnostoma

Order

Diptera

Class

Insecta

About Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805)

Temnostoma bombylans is a species of hoverfly. Its scientific name is Temnostoma bombylans (Fabricius, 1805). The larvae of this species feed within the decaying wood of deciduous trees.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Syrphidae › Temnostoma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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