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Species Mosillus bidentatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Ephydroidea
Family Ephydridae (Shore Flies)
Subfamily Gymnomyzinae
Genus Mosillus
Species bidentatus (Mosillus bidentatus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gymnopa bidentata Cresson, 1926
Identification
Face with a pair of small, white spots between antennae and eyes. Other North American species have a large white area instead of small spots.
Range
Western North America, with occasional records east to Michigan.