Species Ptecticus trivittatus

Classification

Large Fly on Apples - Ptecticus trivittatus

Mating Flies - Ptecticus trivittatus - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

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

Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha

Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Genus Ptecticus

Species trivittatus (Ptecticus trivittatus)

Contributed by tom murray on 24 May, 2006 - 9:25pm

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