| Apolysis sigma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Apolysis |
| Species: | A. sigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Apolysis sigma (Coquillett, 1902) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Apolysis sigma is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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