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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Ulidiinae » Ulidiini » Physiphora » Physiphora alceae

Species Physiphora alceae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Food · Internet References
golden fly ? - Physiphora alceae - male Fly - Physiphora alceae Fly - Physiphora alceae - male Red-faced - Physiphora alceae - female Ulidiidae, beauty fly, frontal - Physiphora alceae - female Fly - Physiphora alceae - female Physiphora sp. - Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae? - Physiphora alceae
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 Ulidiini
Genus Physiphora
Species alceae (Physiphora alceae)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Physiphora alceae (Preyssler 1791)
Size
~5mm (BG images)
Range
Cosmopolitan. Non-native in the Nearctic.
Food
Larvae feed on decaying plant and animal material and feces; adults feed on flowers (prefer Apiaceae)
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Wikipedia
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Contributed by tom murray on 19 October, 2007 - 10:01am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 20 February, 2019 - 3:22pm

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