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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 590 No. 590 |

Delia
Delia (Delia) – genus of family “Root-maggot Flies“

The genus Delia is part of the fly family Anthomyiidae.

Ancestry Graph

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„Delia“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily