| Sarcophaga aratrix | |
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| Sarcophaga aratrix North Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sarcophagidae |
| Genus: | Sarcophaga |
| Species: | S. aratrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcophaga aratrix Pandelle, 1896 | |
Sarcophaga aratrix is a species of fly in the family Sarcophagidae. It is found in the Palearctic . [1] [2] [3]
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