Leucophora obtusa

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Leucophora obtusa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anthomyiidae
Subfamily: Anthomyiinae
Tribe: Hydrophoriini
Genus: Leucophora
Species:
L. obtusa
Binomial name
Leucophora obtusa
(Zetterstedt, 1838)
Synonyms [1]

Leucophora obtusa is a species of root-maggot flies in the family Anthomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leucophora obtusa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Leucophora obtusa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. "Leucophora obtusa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. "Leucophora obtusa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.