Paractora moseleyi

Paractora moseleyi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Helcomyzidae

The Helcomyzidae are a small family of flies in the Acalyptratae. The larvae feed on kelp and other organic matter washed up on shorelines. Species diversity is highest in New Zealand and south temperate South America.

Distribution

Paractora moseleyi — (c) Flavien Saboureau, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Flavien Saboureau · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

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Paractora moseleyi

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