Psilopa polita

Psilopa polita

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ephydridae

Psilopa is a genus of flies. The Petroleum fly, the only known insect to develop in naturally occurring crude oil, was once placed in this genus but then transferred elsewhere, as Helaeomyia. , but later as Diasemocera petrolei (Coquillett, 1899).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 12United Kingdom · 12Germany · 4Belgium · 1

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionPsilopa, Wikipedia contributors

Psilopa polita

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