| Orfelia nemoralis | |
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| Orfelia nemoralis in British Entomology | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Keroplatidae |
| Genus: | Orfelia |
| Species: | O. nemoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orfelia nemoralis | |
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