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The Syrphoidea are a superfamily of flies containing only two families under present classification, one of which (Syrphidae) has a great number of the most common and familiar flies.[1] One of these familiar flies is Eristalis tenax, or otherwise known as the drone fly.

Syrphoidea
Scaeva pyrastri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Families

References

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  1. ^ Guo, Shibao; Chen, Junhua; Song, Nan (3 January 2023). "Phylogenomic analysis of Syrphoidea (Diptera: Syrphidae, Pipunculidae) based on the expanded mitogenomic data". Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology: e21998. doi:10.1002/arch.21998. PMID 36597178. S2CID 255456094.
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