Aldrichia ehrmanii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Bombyliidae |
Tribe: | Conophorini |
Genus: | Aldrichia |
Species: | A. ehrmanii |
Binomial name | |
Aldrichia ehrmanii Coquillett, 1894 | |
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