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Chrysopilus thoracicus in languages:

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Golden-backed Snipe Fly

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Parent Taxon

• Chrysopilus

Sibling Taxa

• Chrysopilus andersoni
• Chrysopilus asiliformis
• Chrysopilus aterrimus
• Chrysopilus auratus
• Chrysopilus aureus
• Chrysopilus balbii
• Chrysopilus basalis
• Chrysopilus basifasciatus
• Chrysopilus basilaris
• Chrysopilus batak
• Chrysopilus beameri
• Chrysopilus bisectus
• Chrysopilus connexus
• Chrysopilus cristatus
• Chrysopilus davisi
• Chrysopilus ditissimis
• Chrysopilus elegans
• Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus
• Chrysopilus fasciatus
• Chrysopilus fenestratus
• Chrysopilus ferruginosus
• Chrysopilus fimbriatus
• Chrysopilus flaveolus
• Chrysopilus foedus
• Chrysopilus gressitti
• Chrysopilus guttulatus
• Chrysopilus helvolus
• Chrysopilus imitator
• Chrysopilus invalidus
• Chrysopilus laetus
• Chrysopilus latifrons
• Chrysopilus luctuosus
• Chrysopilus luteolus
• Chrysopilus mackerrasi
• Chrysopilus marmoratus
• Chrysopilus mexicanus
• Chrysopilus modestus
• Chrysopilus nanus
• Chrysopilus niger
• Chrysopilus nitidiventris
• Chrysopilus nubecula
• Chrysopilus ornatus
• Chrysopilus pilosus
• Chrysopilus plebeius
• Chrysopilus poecilopterus
• Chrysopilus proximus
• Chrysopilus puella
• Chrysopilus pullus
• Chrysopilus quadratus
• Chrysopilus rotundipennis
• Chrysopilus sauteri
• Chrysopilus splendidus
• Chrysopilus testaceus
• Chrysopilus thoracicus
• Chrysopilus tomentosus
• Chrysopilus trifasciatus
• Chrysopilus trypetopterus
• Chrysopilus tuckeri
• Chrysopilus valdivianus
• Chrysopilus velutinus
• Chrysopilus wirthi
• Chrysopilus xanthopus

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