Thaumatomyia glabra (Meigen, 1830) is a animal in the Chloropidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thaumatomyia glabra (Meigen, 1830)

Thaumatomyia glabra (Meigen, 1830)

Thaumatomyia glabra is a grass fly species in Chloropidae that is attracted to methyl anthranilate from plants like Iris pallida.

Family
Genus
Thaumatomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Thaumatomyia glabra (Meigen, 1830)

Thaumatomyia glabra (Meigen, 1830) is a species of grass fly that belongs to the family Chloropidae. Studies have confirmed that T. glabra is attracted to methyl anthranilate, a compound that occurs naturally in plants including Iris pallida.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Chloropidae Thaumatomyia

More from Chloropidae

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