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Plocoscelus

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Plocoscelus

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Plocoscelus is a genus of flies in the family Micropezidae. Species are found in Central and South Americas.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyMicropezidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
With media
36
Family
Micropezidae
Collections
USNM, NHMUK
Recorded in
Costa Rica

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Micropezidae
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taxon name
Plocoscelus
taxon rank
genus
diel cycle
diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview

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Plocoscelus is a genus of flies in the family Micropezidae. Species are found in Central and South Americas.

== References == Mortal mimicry in the fly, Plocoscelus sp.(Diptera, Micropezidae). WG Eberhard, Biotropica, 1999

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