Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 180 No. 180 |

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly found in many parts of Britain, Europe including the Mediterranean basin and North Africa, the East Palearctic and North America.
Ancestry Graph
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->brachyceran-flies("suborder: Brachyceran Flies"):::active
brachyceran-flies-->hover-flies("family: Hover Flies"):::active
hover-flies-.->common-drone-fly(["species: Common Drone Fly"])
hover-flies-.->common-globetail(["species: Common Globetail"])
hover-flies-.->hornet-mimic-hover-fly(["species: Hornet Mimic Hover Fly"])
hover-flies-.->marmalade-hover-fly(["species: Marmalade Hover Fly"])
hover-flies-.->pellucid-hover-fly(["species: Pellucid Hover Fly"])
hover-flies-.->pipizella("genus: Pipizella")
hover-flies-.->tapered-drone-fly(["species: Tapered Drone Fly"])
hover-flies-.->thick-legged-hover-fly(["species: Thick-legged Hover Fly"])
hover-flies-.->trivittate-marsh-fly(["species: Trivittate Marsh Fly"])
hover-flies==>variable-duskyface-fly(["species: Variable Duskyface Fly"]):::active
hover-flies-.->yellow-bowed-smoothwing(["species: Yellow-bowed Smoothwing"])
hover-flies-.->yellow-haired-sun-fly(["species: Yellow-haired Sun Fly"])
click common-drone-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/common-drone-fly/"
click common-globetail href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/common-globetail/"
click hornet-mimic-hover-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/hornet-mimic-hover-fly/"
click marmalade-hover-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/marmalade-hover-fly/"
click pellucid-hover-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/pellucid-hover-fly/"
click pipizella href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/pipizella/"
click tapered-drone-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/tapered-drone-fly/"
click thick-legged-hover-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/thick-legged-hover-fly/"
click trivittate-marsh-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/trivittate-marsh-fly/"
click variable-duskyface-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/variable-duskyface-fly/"
click yellow-bowed-smoothwing href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/yellow-bowed-smoothwing/"
click yellow-haired-sun-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/yellow-haired-sun-fly/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click brachyceran-flies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/"
click hover-flies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/hover-flies/"
This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“
Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.







