Kingdom Animalia Family Tachinidae Tribe Goniini Scientific name Clemelis pullata Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Exoristinae Genus Clemelis Phylum Arthropoda | |
Similar Blondelia nigripes, Epicampocera, Gonia picea, Nemorilla, Cyzenis albicans | ||
Clemelis pullata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. This family consists of dipteran tachina flies, which are protelean parasitoids of arthropods.
This species (previously called Zenillia pullata) is said to have the world's smallest insect eggs, with dimensions of 0.027 by 0.02 mm (about 8 nanograms).
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