Cerodontha scirpi

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Cerodontha scirpi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Subfamily: Phytomyzinae
Genus: Cerodontha
Species:
C. scirpi
Binomial name
Cerodontha scirpi
(Karl, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Dizygomyza scirpiKarl, 1926

Cerodontha scirpi is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. [1]

Distribution

United States, Canada.

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References

  1. Spencer, Kenneth A. (1973). Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic importance Series Entomologica. Vol. 9. The Hague. D. Gld.: Dr. W. Junk bv. pp. xii + 418 p.