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.
Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 262: Variable Duskyface Fly


Ancestry graph
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „The festival of lights“
I, Max the moth, tell you about my night-time adventures and the fascinating but dangerous attraction of light.






