| Toxophora amphitea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Toxophora |
| Species: | T. amphitea |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxophora amphitea Walker, 1849 | |
Toxophora amphitea is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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