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Vermitigris
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Vermitigris

Vermitigris is a genus of Brachyceran fly that belongs to the family Vermileonidae (wormlions). They can be found in China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Their larva have the characteristic behavior of building pitfall traps in loose substrates to capture prey.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Vermitigris infasciatus

speciesVermitigris infasciatus

Vermitigris tsangyanggyatso

speciesVermitigris tsangyanggyatso

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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 1640965.