Bittacus pilicornis

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Bittacus pilicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mecoptera
Family: Bittacidae
Genus: Bittacus
Species:
B. pilicornis
Binomial name
Bittacus pilicornis
Westwood, 1846

Bittacus pilicornis, the hairy-horned scorpionfly, is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] The hairy-horned scorpionfly is associated with the longleaf pine ecosystem. [5]


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References

  1. "Bittacus pilicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Bittacus pilicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "World Checklist of Extant Mecoptera Species". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. Hermann, Sharon, ed. (1993). "Arthropods Associated with Long Leaf Pine Habitats in the United States: a Brief Overview" (PDF). Proceedings of the Tall Timbers Fire and Ecology Conference. 18. Tallahassee, Florida: Tall Timbers Research Station.