| Bittacus occidentis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mecoptera |
| Family: | Bittacidae |
| Genus: | Bittacus |
| Species: | B. occidentis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853 | |
Bittacus occidentis is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Bittacidae is a family of scorpionflies commonly called hangingflies or hanging scorpionflies.
Bittacus is a genus of hangingflies in the order Mecoptera. Members of the genus have a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus has existed since at least the earliest Late Cretaceous. Bittacus is considered "grossly paraphyletic" and serves as a catch-all for many distantly related species of hangingflies.
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Bittacus texanus is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America.
Bittacus strigosus, the striped scorpionfly, is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America.
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Brachypanorpa is a genus of scorpionflies, hangingflies, etc. in the family Panorpodidae. There are about five described species in Brachypanorpa.
Brachypanorpa sacajawea is a species of scorpionflies, hangingflies, etc. in the family Panorpodidae. It is found in North America.
Bittacus stigmaterus is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America.
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