Poecilanthrax alcyon

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Poecilanthrax alcyon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Poecilanthrax
Species:
P. alcyon
Binomial name
Poecilanthrax alcyon
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms [1]
  • Anthrax alcyon Say, 1824

Poecilanthrax alcyon is a species of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Poecilanthrax alcyon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Poecilanthrax alcyon species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Poecilanthrax alcyon Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.


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