Biology:Scaptia auriflua
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Short description: Species of fly
| Scaptia auriflua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Pangoniinae |
| Tribe: | Scionini |
| Genus: | Scaptia |
| Species: | S. auriflua
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaptia auriflua (Donovan, 1805)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Tabanus auriflua Donovan, 1805[1] | |
Scaptia auriflua, the flower-feeding march fly, is a species of horse flies that occurs in Australia . Unlike other march flies this species does not bite and does not feed on blood, it strictly drinks nectar.[2][3]
Description
Adults are about 10 millimetres (0.4 in) in length and mimic bees with dense hair and a golden coloration. Their eyes meet in the middle and the eye coloration differs from light source to light source.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Donovan, E. (1805). An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other islands. London: Rivington. pp. iv + [167] pp. + [41] pl. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215140#page/9/mode/1up. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ González, C. R.; Sanhueza, Y. (2004). "Comparative study of mouthparts of the female of three species of Scaptia (Scaptia) Walker from Chile (Diptera: Tabanidae).". Acta Entomologica Chilena (Instituto de Entomología) 28 (1).
- ↑ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue.". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements 7: 1–320. https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-975/956-7_0_7.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ "Flower-feeding March Fly - Scaptia auriflua". http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_flies/FlowerFeedingMarch.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q1616701 entry
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