Species Rachicerus obscuripennis

Classification

Xylophagid flies mating - Rachicerus obscuripennis - male - female

Xylophagidae: Rachicerus obscuripennis - Rachicerus obscuripennis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Infraorder Xylophagomorpha

Family Xylophagidae

Genus Rachicerus

Species obscuripennis (Rachicerus obscuripennis)

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 September, 2008 - 11:49pm

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