Merodon olympius
| Merodon olympius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Merodon |
| Species: | M. olympius
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| Binomial name | |
| Merodon olympius Vujić & Radenković, 2020
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Merodon olympius is a species of hoverfly.[1] It is endemic to the Olympus Mountain of Greece, and it is restricted to a range of 12km2.[1][2] It is threatened by tourism and overgrazing by livestock.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Merodon olympius is found in mesophilous forests, and is mostly active in September. It has been recorded visiting flowers of the genus Achillea.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Radenković, S. & Likov, L. 2021. Merodon olympius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T175944635A179993389.
- ^ Radenković, Snežana (25 May 2020). "Sky island diversification in the Merodon rufus group (Diptera, Syrphidae)—recent vicariance in south-east Europe". Organisms Diversity & Evolution.
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