Kingdom Animalia Family Tabanidae Scientific name Philoliche longirostris Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Philoliche Phylum Arthropoda Order Fly | |
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Similar Fly, Pangonius, Nemestrinidae, Moegistorhynchus longirostris, Atylotus | ||
Philoliche longirostris is a fly of the Tabanidae family native to India, specifically the Himalayas. It was first identified by Thomas Hardwicke in 1823. Notable is its proboscis, which is "many times longer than its body".
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