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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Tephritoidea » Cheese skippers and kin (Piophilidae) » Prochyliza

Genus Prochyliza

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Piophilidae (Cheese skippers and kin)
Genus Prochyliza
Other Common Names
Waltzing Flies
Remarks
The name "Waltzing Flies" refers to the behavior of the male flies, which hold each others forelegs and turn in circles when competing for a female.
Internet References
Waltzing Flies - University of New South Wales.
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 6 February, 2007 - 8:44pm

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