Euxesta stigmatias

Euxesta stigmatias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Ulidiidae
Genus:	Euxesta
Species:	E. stigmatias
Binomial name
	Euxesta stigmatias; Loew, 1868

Last updated July 18, 2025

Euxesta stigmatias is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] The larva attacks maize (and occasionally other crops) in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. It is invasive in North America.^[4]

References

↑ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Search Results" . Retrieved February 4, 2011.
↑ "Euxesta - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Species Euxesta stigmatias - Cornsilk fly". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

External links

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Euxesta stigmatias on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site

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[1] "Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Search Results" . Retrieved February 4, 2011.

[2] "Euxesta - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Species Euxesta stigmatias - Cornsilk fly". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

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