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Species Notogramma cimiciforme

Unknown metallic fly - Notogramma cimiciforme - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)

Subfamily Ulidiinae

Tribe Lipsanini

Genus Notogramma

Species cimiciforme (Notogramma cimiciforme)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Notogramma cimiciforme Loew, 1867

Range

Mostly tropical, but also recorded from extreme southern Texas and a BugGuide photo from Florida.

Food

Larvae like rotten fruit.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 16 September, 2015 - 6:18pm

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