Spotted Thintail

Meliscaeva auricollis is a West Palearctic species of hoverfly.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Spotted Thintail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Melangyna novaezelandiae
• Platycheirus tarsalis
• Platycheirus scutatus
• Platycheirus peltatus
• Melangyna ambusta
• Melangyna viridiceps

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Syrphidae

Genus

Meliscaeva

Species

Meliscaeva auricollis

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