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Species Rhaphiomidas acton

Rhaphiomidas acton Male on Eriogonum fasciculatum - Rhaphiomidas acton - male

Nice Rhaphio...Yay! - Rhaphiomidas acton - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Mydidae (Mydas Flies)

Subfamily Rhaphiomidinae

Genus Rhaphiomidas

Species acton (Rhaphiomidas acton)

Explanation of Names

Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett 1891

Identification

Description in(1)

Food

Adults have been observed nectaring on Eriastrum densifolium and Eriogonum fasciculatum.

Print References

Steinberg, M., D. Dorsett, C. Shah, C. E. Jones & J. Burk (1998). Pupal case of Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett (Diptera: Mydidae) and behavior of newly-emerged adult. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 74(3): 178-180 (Full Text)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the North American flies belonging to the genus Rhaphiomidas (Diptera, Apioceridae) Mont A. Cazier. 1985. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 182(2), pp. 181-263.

Contributed by Keith Bayless on 20 September, 2008 - 2:01am
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 11 November, 2019 - 12:04am

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