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Clouded Centurion Fly

Sargus cuprarius

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 22, February 17, March 26, April 41, May 59, June 64, July 69, August 59, September 43, October 32, November 18, December 14.
United States574
Alaska465
Canada83
British Columbia59
Russia19
Oregon16
Utah12
Spain12
Quebec11
Washington10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilySoldier Flies · Stratiomyidae
GenusSargus

Sources

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