Gauromydas heros
Species of fly
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Gauromydas heros is a species of giant fly belonging to the family Mydidae. It is the largest species of the entire order of Diptera or true flies.[2]
| Gauromydas heros | |
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| Gauromydas heros | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Mydidae |
| Genus: | Gauromydas |
| Species: | G. heros |
| Binomial name | |
| Gauromydas heros (Perty, 1833) | |
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Distribution
This species has a Neotropical distribution and is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and also in Colombia, in the latter country two populations were detected in Villavicencio, in the Department of Meta and in Manizales, in the Department of Caldas although there is a possibility that Gauromydas heros populations of Colombia are a different species.[1][3][4]
