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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Sarginae » Ptecticus » Ptecticus trivittatus

Species Ptecticus trivittatus

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Bright-eyed flyer - Ptecticus trivittatus

Soldier Fly - Ptecticus trivittatus - female

Green Eyed Soldier Fly - Dorsal - Ptecticus trivittatus

Ptecticus trivittatus ? - Ptecticus trivittatus

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 Ptecticus

Species trivittatus (Ptecticus trivittatus)

Other Common Names

Yellow Soldier Fly(1), Compost Fly

Explanation of Names

Ptecticus trivittatus (Say 1829)

Size

6‒7 mm(1)

Range

e. half of NA west to CO‒TX(1)

Habitat

woodlands

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

Contributed by tom murray on 24 May, 2006 - 9:25pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Robert Lord Zimlich, v belov
Last updated 6 August, 2024 - 12:07pm

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