| Simulium tuberosum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Genus: | Simulium |
| Species: | S. tuberosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Simulium tuberosum (Lundstrom, 1911) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Simulium tuberosum, known generally as Twinn's black fly, is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae. Other common names include the superfluous black fly and tubercled black fly. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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