Brachyopa

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Brachyopa is a Holarctic genus of hoverflies[6][7][8] whose grey and brown colouration is unusual for this family and these flies can easily be overlooked amongst members of other fly families. The larvae can be found under the bark of dead branches and trees in decaying sap.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
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Brachyopa
Brachyopa scutellaris museum specimen
Brachyopa sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Brachyopini
Subtribe: Brachyopina
Genus: Brachyopa
Meigen, 1822[1]
Type species
Musca conica
Panzer, 1798[2]
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Subgenus: Brachyopa


Subgenus: Trichobrachyopa

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