Top-horned Hunchback

Acrocera orbiculus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae

Acrocera orbiculus, also known as the top-horned hunchback, is a species of fly belonging to the family Acroceridae. The species has a holarctic distribution, ranging from North America to the Palaearctic. Etymology The specific name is the Latin diminutive noun orbiculus, meaning 'a small disk'.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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