Species Cyphomyia erecta

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Works Cited

black fly or wasp - Cyphomyia erecta - female

Flying insect-horizontal lines across eyes - Cyphomyia erecta - female

Stratiomyid fly Mt. Lemmon - Cyphomyia erecta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha

Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Subfamily Clitellariinae

Genus Cyphomyia

Species erecta (Cyphomyia erecta)

Explanation of Names

Cyphomyia erecta McFadden 1969

Range

sw. US(1)

Works Cited

1.	Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 1 Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1981. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

Contributed by v belov on 30 July, 2010 - 10:17am
Last updated 30 November, 2012 - 10:42am

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