Epiphragma solatrix

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Epiphragma solatrix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Genus: Epiphragma
Species:
E. solatrix
Binomial name
Epiphragma solatrix
(Osten Sacken, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Limnophila solatrix Osten Sacken, 1859

Epiphragma solatrix is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It has a range from the United States through the Neotropical realm, including Argentina. [5] Larvae feed on and live in wood. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Epiphragma solatrix Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Epiphragma solatrix". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2018). "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. Gelhaus, Jon K.; Ruggeri, Anthony (2012-03-15). "A review of the crane fly genusEpiphragma(Diptera: Tipulidaes.l.) in North America (including Mexico)". The Canadian Entomologist. 144 (2). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 353–375. doi:10.4039/tce.2012.32. ISSN   0008-347X.
  5. Rogers, J. Speed (1927). "Notes on the Biology of Atarba picticornis Osten sacken Tipulidae: Diptera" . The Florida Entomologist. 10 (4): 49–55. doi:10.2307/3492493. ISSN   0015-4040.