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Bush Flies
Scaptia
Scaptia is a genus of horse flies in the tribe Scionini.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

flower-feeding march fly
speciesScaptia auriflua

Scaptia jacksonii
speciesScaptia jacksonii

Scaptia patula
speciesScaptia patula

Scaptia pulchra
speciesScaptia pulchra

Scaptia tricolor
speciesScaptia tricolor

Scaptia abdominalis
speciesScaptia abdominalis

Scaptia jacksoniensis
speciesScaptia jacksoniensis

Scaptia brevirostris
speciesScaptia brevirostris

Scaptia monticola
speciesScaptia monticola

Scaptia auranticula
speciesScaptia auranticula

Scaptia alpina
speciesScaptia alpina

Scaptia norrisi
speciesScaptia norrisi

Scaptia limbithorax
speciesScaptia limbithorax

Scaptia testacea
speciesScaptia testacea
Scaptia aurata
speciesScaptia aurata

Scaptia fulgida
speciesScaptia fulgida

Scaptia similis
speciesScaptia similis
Scaptia beyonceae
speciesScaptia beyonceae
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 378046.