Formosia speciosa (Erichson, 1842) is a animal in the Tachinidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Formosia speciosa (Erichson, 1842)

Formosia speciosa (Erichson, 1842)

Formosia speciosa is a Giant Black and White Fly from the Tachinidae family found in Australia.

Family
Genus
Formosia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Formosia speciosa (Erichson, 1842)

Formosia speciosa was first described by Erichson in 1842. It is a species of fly that belongs to the family Tachinidae, and it is commonly called the Giant Black and White Fly. This species is distributed in Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tachinidae Formosia

More from Tachinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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