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Species Hedriodiscus vertebratus

Soldier fly? - Hedriodiscus vertebratus - female Small fly - Hedriodiscus vertebratus - male Fly with Greenish Abdomen - Hedriodiscus vertebratus Stratiomyidae, egg laying behavior - Hedriodiscus vertebratus - female Stratiomyidae, ripe eggs and hatchlings - Hedriodiscus vertebratus Stratiomyidae, ripe eggs and hatchlings - Hedriodiscus vertebratus Soldier Flies Hedriodiscus vertebratus  - Hedriodiscus vertebratus Odontomyia virgo group? - Hedriodiscus vertebratus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha
Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)
Subfamily Stratiomyinae
Tribe Stratiomyini
Genus Hedriodiscus
Species vertebratus (Hedriodiscus vertebratus)
Explanation of Names
Hedriodiscus vertebratus (Say 1824)