Clitellaria ephippium

Clitellaria ephippium
	Clitellaria ephippium. Male, side view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:	Clitellariinae
Genus:	Clitellaria
Species:	C. ephippium
Binomial name
	Clitellaria ephippium; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Stratiomys ephippium Fabricius, 1775; Musca sellata Fuessly, 1775; Musca inda Schrank, 1781; Stratiomys schaefferi Geoffroy, 1785; Stratiomys coccinea Geoffroy, 1785; Ephippium thoracicum Latreille, 1805; Stratiomys euphippium Róndani, 1856;

Clitellaria ephippium is a species of soldier fly (so named for the thorns that armor the body) belonging to the family Stratiomyidae.

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