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Psilota
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Psilota

Psilota is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Thy are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings. The larvae feed on tree sap.

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27 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Psilota decessa

speciesPsilota decessa

Psilota rubra

speciesPsilota rubra

Psilota atra

speciesPsilota atra

Psilota anthracina

speciesPsilota anthracina

Psilota auricauda

speciesPsilota auricauda

Psilota purpurea

speciesPsilota purpurea

Psilota innupta

speciesPsilota innupta

Psilota bicolor

speciesPsilota bicolor

Clear-winged Haireye

speciesPsilota buccata

Psilota metallica

speciesPsilota metallica

Dark-winged Haireye

speciesPsilota flavidipennis

Western Haireye

speciesPsilota thatuna

Psilota coerulea

speciesPsilota coerulea

Psilota erythrogaster

speciesPsilota erythrogaster

Psilota hirta

speciesPsilota hirta

Psilota shannoni

speciesPsilota shannoni

Psilota tristis

speciesPsilota tristis

Psilota viridis

speciesPsilota viridis

Psilota aegeae

speciesPsilota aegeae

Psilota rubriventris

speciesPsilota rubriventris

Psilota queenslandica

speciesPsilota queenslandica

Psilota femoralis

speciesPsilota femoralis

Psilota nitida

speciesPsilota nitida

Psilota victoria

speciesPsilota victoria

Psilota livida

speciesPsilota livida

Psilota exilistyla

speciesPsilota exilistyla

Psilota nana

speciesPsilota nana

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