Species Xylophagus reflectens

Classification

Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens

Large Fly laying eggs - Xylophagus reflectens - female

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 Xylophagus

Species reflectens (Xylophagus reflectens)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 23 May, 2006 - 7:02pm

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