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Twin-spot Centurion Soldier Fly (Sargus bipunctatus)
Species
Sargus bipunctatus
- Twin-spot Centurion Soldier Fly
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)
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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