| Melanostoma scalare | |
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| Melanostoma scalare female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Melanostoma |
| Species: | M. scalare |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794) |
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Melanostoma scalare, is a very common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain and Europe.[1] Little is known of its biology, However it is suspected to be general predator of small insects in leaf litter.[2]