Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 425 No. 425 |
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
%%{
init: {
'theme': 'base',
'themeVariables': {
'primaryColor': '#83a09c',
'primaryTextColor': '#212d2b',
'primaryBorderColor': '#fff',
'lineColor': '#fff',
'secondaryColor': '#006100',
'tertiaryColor': '#fff'
}
}
}%%
flowchart LR
classDef active fill:#fff
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/"
„Explained as easy as pie — How insects communicate with their environment“
Insects communicate in various ways, including pheromones, sounds, and visual signals, to interact with each other and survive.
