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]

Helicobia rapax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Genus: Helicobia
Species:
H. rapax
Binomial name
Helicobia rapax
(Walker, 1849)
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References

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  1. ^ Marshall, S. A. (2017). Insects : their natural history and diversity with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America (Second ed.). Buffalo, New York: Firefly Book Ltd. p. 483. ISBN 9781770859623.
  2. ^ "Helicobia rapax Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ "Helicobia rapax Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ^ "Helicobia rapax Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  5. ^ "Helicobia rapax species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 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.
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