Biology:Oedoparena minor

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Short description: Species of fly

Oedoparena minor
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O. minor
Binomial name
Oedoparena minor
Suwa, 1981[1]

Oedoparena minor is a small (wing length 4.0-6.4) coastal fly from the family Dryomyzidae.[1]

Distribution

Hokkaido, Japan .[1]

Ecology

The ecology of this species is little known, Adults have been reared from Pupa found in the empty shells of dead barnacles.[1] This is not unlike the life style of a North American species Oedoparena glauca, where the larvae feed on living barnacle, before pupating in a now empty barnical shell and then the adult flies emerge during the morning low tide.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7078527 entry