Ilythea spilota

Ilythea spilota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Ephydridae
Subfamily:	Ilytheinae
Tribe:
Genus:	Ilythea
Species:	I. spilota
Binomial name
	Ilythea spilota; (Curtis, 1832)

Ilythea spilota is a species of 'shore flies' belonging to the family Ephydridae.^[2]

It is a Holarctic species with a limited distribution in Europe ^[3] They are found along shorelines of small streams. The larvae consume pinnate diatoms. Newly hatched larvae form a protective case by fastening a mix of sand grains and detritus to their dorsal surfaces.^[4]

Distribution[]

Canada, United States, Europe.

References[]

^ Curtis, J. (1832). British entomology. Vol. 9. London: Privately published. pp. 410–413.
^ Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Foote,B.A., 2007 Biology of Ilythea caniceps, I. spilota, and Zeros flavipes (Diptera: Ephydridae), case-making consumers of diatoms on shorelines Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 109 (1):125-130 · January 2007

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[Curtis1832-1] Curtis, J. (1832). British entomology. Vol. 9. London: Privately published. pp. 410–413.

[MathisZatwarnicki-2] Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.

[3] Fauna Europaea

[4] Foote,B.A., 2007 Biology of Ilythea caniceps, I. spilota, and Zeros flavipes (Diptera: Ephydridae), case-making consumers of diatoms on shorelines Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 109 (1):125-130 · January 2007

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