Dronefly Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/dronefly Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:59:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Dronefly – Monoceromyia javana https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/dronefly-monoceromyia-javana?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dronefly-monoceromyia-javana https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/dronefly-monoceromyia-javana#respond Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:14:02 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6354 Eristalinae are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly.Species in this subfamily are often misclassified as bees instead of flies due to their exceptional Mimicry, especially to resemble Honeybees. Wikipedia Monoceromyia is a genus of hoverfly. Species in the genus are […]

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]]> Eristalinae are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly.
Species in this subfamily are often misclassified as bees instead of flies due to their exceptional Mimicry, especially to resemble Honeybees. Wikipedia

Monoceromyia is a genus of hoverfly. Species in the genus are found in the Afrotropical, Australasian, Neotropical and Oriental regions. They are mimics of wasps and the genus is distinguished by the metapleura being widely separate behind the hind coxae. Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – Dec 2021

Thanks Kam-Yung Soh Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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