Criorhina occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Criorhina |
Species: | C. occidentalis |
Binomial name | |
Criorhina occidentalis (Osburn, 1908) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Criorhina occidentalis is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. [2]
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