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Species Ectecephala laticornis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Carnoidea

Family Chloropidae (Frit Flies)

Subfamily Chloropinae (Grass Flies)

Genus Ectecephala

Species laticornis (Ectecephala laticornis)

Identification

This species lacks a sulcus on the ocellar triangle and has black palpi. (1)

Works Cited

1.	The Genus Ectecphala In North America (Diptera: Chloropidae) Curtis W. Sabrosky. 1941. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.

Contributed by Keith Bayless on 6 January, 2012 - 10:45am
Additional contributions by Arturo Santos
Last updated 22 February, 2022 - 12:32pm

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