Stratiomys maculosa

Stratiomys maculosa is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.[1][2][3] Sometimes called the spotted soldier fly, it seeks flowers and riparian habitats.[4] The geographic range of this insect is western North America, including British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California.[5]

Stratiomys maculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Tribe: Stratiomyini
Genus: Stratiomys
Species:
S. maculosa
Binomial name
Stratiomys maculosa
(Loew, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Stratiomyia insignis Loew, 1872
  • Stratiomyia maculosa Loew, 1866
  • Stratiomys dentata Bigot, 1879
  • Stratiomys lacerata Bigot, 1879

References

  1. "Stratiomys maculosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Stratiomys maculosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Storer, Tracy I. (2004). Sierra Nevada natural history. Robert L. Usinger, David Lukas (Rev. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-520-23277-1. OCLC 52942732.
  4. James, Maurice T. "The soldier flies or Stratiomyidae of California" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey: 87.

Further reading

  • Woodley, Norman E. (2001). A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). North American Dipterists' Society. ISBN 978-9057820830.


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