Bittacus pilicornis

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

Last updated September 07, 2025

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]

References

↑ "Bittacus pilicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
↑ "Bittacus pilicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
↑ "Bittacus pilicornis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
↑ "World Checklist of Extant Mecoptera Species". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
↑ 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.

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[itis-1] "Bittacus pilicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[gbif-2] "Bittacus pilicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[buglink-3] "Bittacus pilicornis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[ref00-4] "World Checklist of Extant Mecoptera Species". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

[He93-5] 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.

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