| Minettia fasciata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lauxaniidae |
| Genus: | Minettia |
| Species: | M. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Minettia fasciata (Fallén, 1826) | |
Minettia fasciata is a species of fly in the family Lauxaniidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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