Melanostoma scalare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the melanostoma scalare lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 25,928 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Melanostoma scalare
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Syrphidae

Where does the melanostoma scalare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the melanostoma scalare in 13 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the melanostoma scalare?

The melanostoma scalare (Melanostoma scalare) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Syrphidae, genus Melanostoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the melanostoma scalare

Melanostoma scalare, the chequered hoverfly, is a very common species of hoverfly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Melanostoma scalare (revision 1346239569), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).