Acricotopus lucens
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| Acricotopus lucens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Acricotopus |
| Species: | A. lucens |
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| Acricotopus lucens (Zetterstedt, 1850) | |
Acricotopus lucens (also known as chironomus lucens) is a species of insect in the diptera order and belongs to the genus Acricotopus in the family Chironomidae (known better as non-biting midges or lake flies).[1][2][3] It is a fly native to Europe and can mostly be found in Northwestern Europe, such as the Benelux area or the United Kingdom, but they've also been found in other areas of Northern Europe.[2][3][4] They are facultatively mobile animals.[3]
