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Species Eutrichota lipsia

Representative Images

Eutrichota - Eutrichota lipsia - female Unknown Diptera - Eutrichota lipsia - male Eutrichota - Eutrichota lipsia - male Fly - Eutrichota lipsia - male Fly for ID - Eutrichota lipsia - female Fly for ID - Eutrichota lipsia - female Fly - Eutrichota lipsia - male Fly - Eutrichota lipsia

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Muscoidea
Family Anthomyiidae (Root-Maggot Flies)
No Taxon (Pegomya group)
Genus Eutrichota
Species lipsia (Eutrichota lipsia)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Anthomyia lipsia Walker, 1849
Pegomyia lipsia (Walker)

Identification

Antennal articles 1-2 opaque yellow, thorax finely dusted and shining, mid femora without distal anteroventral setae.

Range

Canada and northeastern USA. One of the most common Eutrichota in the East.

Habitat

Rodent burrows, including groundhogs, like many Eutrichota
Contributed by John F. Carr on 28 October, 2013 - 7:25am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, Arturo Santos
Last updated 29 June, 2022 - 4:47pm

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