Mydas xanthopterus

Mydas xanthopterus is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.^[3][4]

Mydas xanthopterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Mydidae
Subfamily:	Mydinae
Tribe:	Mydini
Genus:	Mydas
Species:	M. xanthopterus
Binomial name
Mydas xanthopterus (Loew, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Midas xanthopterus Loew, 1866[1] Mydas lavatus Gerstaecker, 1868[2]

Mydas xanthopterus occur in North America (Mexico and the United States). They resemble red-winged Pepsis species and are possibly Batesian mimics. They occur in sympatry with Pepsis grossa.^[5]