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

Species Tritoxa incurva

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)
Genus Tritoxa
Species incurva (Tritoxa incurva)
Size
Circa 6-8 mm
Identification
Bold wing pattern, rusty-brown coloration seem to indicate this species, at least in the east.
Range
Includes eastern United States, noted from Minnesota, Mass., North Carolina.
Habitat
Meadows
Season
May-October (North Carolina)
Life Cycle
Observed to oviposit, apparently, in grasses--guide photos.
Print References
Marshall, color photograph--496.6 (1)
Brimley, p. 381, lists T. incurva at Raleigh, North Carolina in May, September, October (2)
Internet References
North Carolina State Entomology Collection lists two species, both occurring in that state, with number pinned: T. flexa (21), T. incurva (64).
Preliminary Checklist of Minnesota Diptera lists T. flexa and T. incurva.
T. incurva listed from Utah
Works Cited
1.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
By Stephen A. Marshall
2.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 July, 2006 - 5:00pm
Last updated 4 November, 2006 - 9:17pm

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