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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Dexiinae » Dexiini » Microchaetina » Microchaetina mexicana

Species Microchaetina mexicana

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names
Small Fly with Bright Red Eyes - Microchaetina mexicana Small Fly with Bright Red Eyes - Microchaetina mexicana Calyptratae - Microchaetina mexicana - male Tachinidae - Microchaetina mexicana - male Tachinidae - Microchaetina mexicana - male Tachinidae - Microchaetina mexicana - male Tachinidae? - Microchaetina mexicana Tachinidae? - Microchaetina mexicana
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Oestroidea
Family Tachinidae (Parasitic Flies)
Subfamily Dexiinae
Tribe Dexiini
Genus Microchaetina
Species mexicana (Microchaetina mexicana)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rhinophora mexicana Townsend, 1892
Microchaetina setifacies Reinhard, 1942
Explanation of Names
The species was originally found in New Mexico. It is in fact widespread in the western United States and Great Plains.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 23 February, 2016 - 7:38pm

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