| Dioctria pleuralis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Dioctria |
| Species: | D. pleuralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioctria pleuralis Banks, 1917 | |
Dioctria pleuralis is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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