Ceroxys latiusculus

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Ceroxys latiusculus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Genus: Ceroxys
Species:
C. latiusculus
Binomial name
Ceroxys latiusculus
(Loew, 1873)

Ceroxys latiusculus, or the narrow-banded picture-winged fly, is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ceroxys of the family Ulidiidae. [1] [2] [3] Adults are 9-12 mm in length. The abdomen is black with gray bands and the wings have distinctive markings. Larvae feed on Senecio . [4]

References

  1. "Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Search Results" . Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  2. latiusculus
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2011-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 310. ISBN   9780520288744.