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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Oedoparena
Genus
Oedoparena
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily
Sciomyzoidea
Family
Dryomyzidae
Genus
Oedoparena
Explanation of Names
Oedoparena
Curran 1934
Numbers
2 species in our area
Range
Pacific Coast from Alaska to California
Food
Larvae are specialized predators of barnacles
Contributed by
Matthias Buck
on 6 March, 2013 - 5:30pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
,
zdanko
Last updated 12 April, 2023 - 8:19am