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Genus

Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)

Platycheirus trichopus. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Platycheirus is a large genus of hoverflies.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Diptera (Flies)
                • Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
                  • Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan flies)
                    • Zoosection: Aschiza (Aschizan flies)
                      • Family: Syrphidae (Hover flies)
                        • Subfamily: Syrphinae (Typical hover flies)
                          • Tribe: Bacchini
                            • Genus: Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)
                              • Subgenus: Carposcalis (Platycheirus stegnus group) (1)

Subtaxa

Subgenus: Carposcalis (Platycheirus stegnus group)

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