Lance fly

Lonchaea striatifrons

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Lonchaeidae

The Lonchaeidae are a family of acalyptrate flies commonly known as lance flies. 610 described species are placed into 10 genera. These are generally small but robustly built flies with blue-black or metallic bodies.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 16

Sources and credits

DescriptionLonchaeidae, Wikipedia contributors

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