Parallelomma vittatum

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Parallelomma vittatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scathophagidae
Genus: Parallelomma
Species:
P. vittatum
Binomial name
Parallelomma vittatum
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cordilura inermis Loew, 1869
  • Cordilura vittatum Meigen, 1826
  • Parallelomma nudicornis Cresson, 1918
Parallelomma vittatum mine in Neottia ovata, Minera, North Wales, June 2017 (1) (34952196362).jpg

Parallelomma vittatum is a species of dung fly (insects in the family Scathophagidae). [1] [2] Larvae are leaf miners of numerous plants, including Maianthemum dilatatum , Polygonatum pubescens , Trillium undulatum , Cypripedium acaule , Cypripedium reginae , and others. They are active from May through October, and can have two generations in a single year. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Parallelomma vittatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. "Parallelomma vittatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. Eiseman, Charles S. (23 July 2020). "Further Nearctic Rearing Records for Phytophagous Muscoid Flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae, Scathophagidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122 (3): 595. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.122.3.595.