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Zelia
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Zelia

Zelia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species in this genus occur exclusively in the Americas.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Zelia vertebrata

speciesZelia vertebrata

Zelia ruficauda

speciesZelia ruficauda

Zelia zonata

speciesZelia zonata

Zelia gracilis

speciesZelia gracilis

Zelia magna

speciesZelia magna

Zelia guimaraesi

speciesZelia guimaraesi

Zelia metalis

speciesZelia metalis

Zelia wildermuthii

speciesZelia wildermuthii

Zelia formosa

speciesZelia formosa

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Zelia in New Genera of American Plants

New Genera of American Plants

Charles Plumier · 1703 · p.107

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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 362486.