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Lauxaniid Flies
Lauxaniidae
The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life. Many species have variegated patterns on their wings, but in contrast they generally do not have variegated bodies.
3 branches of this family, most-observed first
Lauxaniinae
subfamilyLauxaniinae
Homoneurinae
subfamilyHomoneurinae
Eurychoromyiinae
subfamilyEurychoromyiinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118991.