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Family Xylomyidae

Xylomya - Xylomya tenthredinoides Xylomya - Xylomya terminalis Fly (Xylomyidae) - Solva pallipes Xylomya terminalis fly - Solva pallipes Solva - female Xylomyid - Xylomya pallidifemur soldier fly? - Solva
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))
Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha
Family Xylomyidae
Size
5-15 mm
Habitat
Usually found in wooded areas; larvae live under bark (1).
Food
Larvae are predaceous or scavengers (1).
Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 25 April, 2006 - 5:48pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 8:43pm

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