Borboropsis puberula

(Zetterstedt, 1838)

Borboropsis puberula is a of true fly (Diptera) in the Heleomyzidae, a family of small to medium-sized flies commonly known as sun flies or heleomyzid flies. The species was originally described as Anthophilina puberula by Zetterstedt in 1838. It has been documented in Europe, with distribution records from Norway and Sweden.

Borboropsis puberula by (c) CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Borboropsis puberula specimen by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Borboropsis puberula: /bɔrˈbɔrɔp.sɪs pjuːˈbɛr.uːlə/

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Distribution

Europe; documented from Norway and Sweden based on GBIF distribution records.

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