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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Otitinae » Cephaliini » Delphinia » Delphinia picta

Species Delphinia picta

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)
Subfamily Otitinae
Tribe Cephaliini
Genus Delphinia
Species picta (Delphinia picta)
Explanation of Names
Delphinia picta (Fabricius 1781)
picta = 'painted'
Size
7-8 mm
Identification
Wing pattern apparently distinctive, with two white triangles on front edge. Moves wings in rowing motion as it walks. Compare flies in this and related families.
Range
e NA (ME-FL to MN-*CO-*TX)(1)(*BG data)
Life Cycle
Breeds in decaying organic matter, such as compost(2)
Works Cited
1.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
2.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
Stephen A. Marshall. 2006. Firefly Books Ltd.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 17 August, 2004 - 8:06pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 7 April, 2018 - 6:58pm

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