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Plecia
Genus of March flies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plecia is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae) comprising many species, both extant and fossilised.
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Plecia | |
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P. ruficollis mating pair on underside of Setaria megaphylla leaf | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Bibionidae |
Genus: | Plecia Wiedemann, 1828 |
Type species | |
Hirtea fulvicollis (Fabricius, 1805) | |
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