| Apatolestes actites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Pangoniinae |
| Tribe: | Pangoniini |
| Genus: | Apatolestes |
| Species: | A. actites |
| Binomial name | |
| Apatolestes actites | |
Apatolestes actites is a species of fly in the horse-fly family Tabanidae. [2] [3]
United States.
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