Plecia americana

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Plecia americana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bibionidae
Genus: Plecia
Species:
P. americana
Binomial name
Plecia americana
Hardy, 1940

Plecia americana is a species of March flies, insects in the family Bibionidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Plecia americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. "Plecia americana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. "Plecia americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. "Plecia americana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.