Species Chlorops sulphureus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range

beautiful yellow fly - Chlorops sulphureus

Yellow fly with black stripes - Chlorops sulphureus

15Jun2018BeavLk.HN.Dip2 - Chlorops sulphureus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Carnoidea

Family Chloropidae (Frit Flies)

Subfamily Chloropinae (Grass Flies)

Genus Chlorops

Species sulphureus (Chlorops sulphureus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chlorops sulphurea Loew, 1863

As used here, Chloropus sulphureus may include some other names that are probably minor color variants but have not been formally synonymized, e.g. C. cineripennis.

Identification

A pale yellow species with contrasting black first flagellomere and black stripes on thorax. Frontal triangle marked with black but yellow along sides.

Range

Eastern North America

Contributed by John F. Carr on 22 February, 2020 - 2:58pm
Last updated 22 February, 2020 - 5:42pm

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