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Exoprosopa jacchus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Bombyliidae |
Genus: | Exoprosopa |
Species: | E. jacchus |
Binomial name | |
Exoprosopa jacchus (Fabricius, 1805) | |
Exoprosopa jacchus is a species of 'bee flies' belonging to the family Bombyliidae subfamily Anthracinae.
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