Formosia speciosa

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Formosia speciosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Tribe: Rutiliini
Genus: Formosia
Subgenus: Euamphibolia
Species:
F. speciosa
Binomial name
Formosia speciosa
(Erichson, 1842) [1]
Synonyms

Formosia speciosa is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. [2] It's also known as the Giant Black and White Fly. [3]

Distribution

Australia.

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References

  1. Erichson, W.F. (1842). "Beitrag zur Insecten-Faunavon Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung dergeographischen Verbreitung der Insecten". Archiv Naturgesch. 8: 83–287, pls. 4–5. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. Ago, Mostly naturein #nature • 7 Years (2017-07-22). "The Giant Black & White Fly". Steemit. Retrieved 2024-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)