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Family Pallopteridae - Flutter Flies

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Classification
KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
SubphylumHexapoda (Hexapods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
SuperfamilyTephritoidea
FamilyPallopteridae (Flutter Flies)
Other Common Names
Flutter-wing Flies, Pictured-wing Flies, Picture Wing Flies
Explanation of Names
Pallopteridae Loew 1862
Numbers
9 species in our area(1), in 3 genera (Palloptera, Temnosira, Toxonevra) ~70 spp. in 12 genera total(2)
Size
4-6 mm
Identification
Wings usually conspicuously longer than the abdomen and with dark markings; proboscis short and thick; ovipositor with a non-retractile sheath
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Range
Throughout NA and the temperate regions of the world
Habitat
Adults on flowers and low-hanging branches in shady habitats, larvae under bark, and in flower buds and stems
Food
Larvae phytophagous or predaceous on longhorn & bark beetle larvae (Cerambycidae, Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Internet References
Contributed byJoel Kits on 11 March, 2005 - 8:33pm
Additional contributions byStephen_WV,Robin McLeod,Keith Bayless,Aaron Schusteff,v belov,Harsi S. Parker,Arturo Santos,Spencer_pote
Last updated 6 June, 2023 - 7:28pm

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