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Microdon pallipennis
Microdon pallipennis is a species of hover fly (family Syrphidae) described by Curran in 1925. It belongs to the subfamily Microdontinae, a group whose larvae are known to develop within ant colonies. The species was included in a 2023 Illinois Natural History Survey study that digitized and identified historic hover fly specimens, contributing to updated species range data for the region.