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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Delphinia » Delphinia picta

Species Delphinia picta

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Acalyptratae)

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)

Genus Delphinia

Species picta (Delphinia picta)

Other Common Names

Picture-winged Fly

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Wing pattern apparently distinctive, with two white triangles on front edge. Moves wings in rowing motion as it walks. Compare flies in this and related families.

Range

Eastern and central North America: Minnesota, Kansas, eastward to northeast and southeastern United States.

Season

Spring-fall. April-November (North Carolina)

Life Cycle

Breeds in decaying organic matter, such as compost (1).

Print References

Marshall, photo 496.3 (1)

Arnett, p. 891--description (2)

Salsbury, p. 405--photo (3)

White, p. 288, p. 289--illustration (4)

Eaton and Kaufmann, pp. 314-315, photo (5)

Brimley, p. 381--Camptoneura picta (6)

Internet References

Cirrus Images`

Works Cited

1.	Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America By Stephen A. Marshall

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

3.	Insects in Kansas By Glenn A. Salsbury and Stephan C. White

4.	A Field Guide to Insects By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson

5.	Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America By Eric Eaton, Kenn Kaufman

6.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 17 August, 2004 - 8:06pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 25 June, 2007 - 8:11am

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