Platypalpus discifer Loew, 1863 is a animal in the Hybotidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Platypalpus discifer Loew, 1863

Platypalpus discifer Loew, 1863 is a hybotid dance fly species found in the United States.

Family

Hybotidae

Genus

Platypalpus

Order

Diptera

Class

Insecta

About Platypalpus discifer Loew, 1863

Platypalpus discifer Loew, 1863 is a species of hybotid dance fly, belonging to the insect family Hybotidae. This species is distributed in the United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Hybotidae › Platypalpus

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

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