Tritoxa incurva
| Tritoxa incurva | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Otitinae |
| Genus: | Tritoxa |
| Species: | T. incurva |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritoxa incurva Loew, 1873 | |
Tritoxa incurva in Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area, Aden, Virginia.
Tritoxa incurva is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Tritoxa of the family Ulidiidae.[1]
The flies are about 6-8 mm long. They have bold wing pattern and rusty-brown coloration, at least in the east. They live in eastern United States, and can be found in grassy meadows from May till October.[2]
Bibliography
- Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America; Stephen A. Marshall. 2006. Firefly Books Ltd.; See color photograph-496.6
- Insects of North Carolina; C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture. p. 381
References
- ↑ incurva
- ↑ "Species Tritoxa incurva - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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