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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Sarginae » Sargus » Twin-spot Centurion Soldier Fly (Sargus bipunctatus)

Species Sargus bipunctatus - Twin-spot Centurion Soldier Fly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Works Cited
Soldier Fly - Sargus bipunctatus Sargus sp. - Sargus bipunctatus Sargus sp. - Sargus bipunctatus Fly - Sargus bipunctatus Diptera 101 - Sargus bipunctatus Diptera 101 - Sargus bipunctatus Diptera 101 - Sargus bipunctatus Fall/Winter Fly Oregon - Sargus bipunctatus
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 Sarginae
Genus Sargus
Species bipunctatus (Twin-spot Centurion Soldier Fly)
Explanation of Names
Sargus bipunctatus (Scopoli 1763)
Range
native to Europe, adventive in NA (Pacific Coast, BC-OR)(1)(2)
Works Cited
1.The Soldier Flies or Stratiomyidae of California
James, M. T. 1960. University of California Press.
2.The soldier flies of Canada and Alaska (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): I. Beridinae, Sarginae, and Clitellariinae
McFadden M.W. 1972. The Canadian Entomologist 104: 531-562.
Contributed by v belov on 3 May, 2011 - 2:32pm
Last updated 7 March, 2013 - 2:33pm

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