| 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 12km2.12 It is threatened by tourism and overgrazing by livestock.1
Habitat
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
References
- 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.