Chrysanthrax vanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Bombyliidae |
Subfamily: | Anthracinae |
Tribe: | Villini |
Genus: | Chrysanthrax |
Species: | C. vanus |
Binomial name | |
Chrysanthrax vanus (Coquillett, 1897) [1] | |
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