Ceroxys urticae | |
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Ceroxys urticae | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ulidiidae |
Genus: | Ceroxys |
Species: | C. urticae
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Binomial name | |
Ceroxys urticae | |
Synonyms | |
Ceroxys urticae is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Ceroxys of the family Ulidiidae [2] [3] found in most of Europe. It can also be found in Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Plants this fly lives on include alfalfa, the true grasses (Poaceae), Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) and wild sugarcane. [4]