Biology:Helicobia rapax

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Short description: Species of fly

Helicobia rapax
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Genus: Helicobia
Species:
H. rapax
Binomial name
Helicobia rapax
(Walker, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Sarcophaga helicis Townsend, 1892
  • Walker, 1849 Sarcophaga rapax

Helicobia rapax is a species of flesh fly in the family Sarcophagidae.It can be a scavenger or an opportunistic parasitoid of insects or snails.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; Vockeroth, J.R.; Wood, D.M. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14085679 entry