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Species Heteromyza oculata

winter diptera - Heteromyza oculata - female

Unknown Fly - Heteromyza oculata - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea

Family Heleomyzidae

Subfamily Heteromyzinae

Genus Heteromyza

Species oculata (Heteromyza oculata)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Heteromyza oculata Fallén, 1820

Explanation of Names

The male is holoptic, very unusual for an acalyptrate fly.

Identification

Distinction from some European species of Heteromyza is discussed on diptera.info: http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=64196.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 9 August, 2015 - 11:11am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 12 September, 2015 - 9:31pm

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