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Species Lepidophora lutea

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies)

Subfamily Ecliminae

Genus Lepidophora

Species lutea (Lepidophora lutea)

Explanation of Names

Lepidophora lutea Painter 1962

lutea = 'yellow'

Identification

the pale scales are mostly yellow, and there are abundant yellow scales on the sides of the fourth abdominal segment

Range

e. US (ME-FL to MN-MO-LA) & ON(1)

Works Cited

1.	Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5

Contributed by Joel Kits on 13 March, 2005 - 1:32pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, tom murray, Chuck Entz, v belov
Last updated 18 November, 2014 - 12:14pm

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