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Poecilosomella
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Poecilosomella

Poecilosomella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. These small flies, often with attractive patterning on the wings and body, are commonly found in a wide range of habitats throughout the Old World and Australasia.

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24 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Poecilosomella multipunctata

speciesPoecilosomella multipunctata

Poecilosomella angulata

speciesPoecilosomella angulata

Poecilosomella punctipennis

speciesPoecilosomella punctipennis

Poecilosomella multicolor

speciesPoecilosomella multicolor

Poecilosomella paraciculata

speciesPoecilosomella paraciculata

Poecilosomella spinicauda

speciesPoecilosomella spinicauda

Poecilosomella additionalis

speciesPoecilosomella additionalis

Poecilosomella duploseriata

speciesPoecilosomella duploseriata

Poecilosomella longecostata

speciesPoecilosomella longecostata

Poecilosomella occulta

speciesPoecilosomella occulta

Poecilosomella parangulata

speciesPoecilosomella parangulata

Poecilosomella setosissima

speciesPoecilosomella setosissima

Poecilosomella curvipes

speciesPoecilosomella curvipes

Poecilosomella conspicua

speciesPoecilosomella conspicua

Poecilosomella guangdongensis

speciesPoecilosomella guangdongensis

Poecilosomella brevisecunda

speciesPoecilosomella brevisecunda

Poecilosomella hyalipennis

speciesPoecilosomella hyalipennis

Poecilosomella capensis

speciesPoecilosomella capensis

Poecilosomella biseta

speciesPoecilosomella biseta

Poecilosomella pallidimana

speciesPoecilosomella pallidimana

Poecilosomella maxima

speciesPoecilosomella maxima

Poecilosomella nepalensis

speciesPoecilosomella nepalensis

Poecilosomella pictitarsis

speciesPoecilosomella pictitarsis

Poecilosomella himalayensis

speciesPoecilosomella himalayensis

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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 449716.