Scaptia muscula
Scaptia muscula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Genus: | Scaptia |
Species: | S. muscula
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Binomial name | |
Scaptia muscula |
Scaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia.
Ecology[]
The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[3]
References[]
- ^ English, K.M.I. (1955). "Notes on the morphology and biology of Scaptia vicina Tayl. and a new species of Scaptia (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 79: 219–229.
- ^ "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". The Antlion Pit. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Categories:
- Tabanidae
- Insects described in 1955
- Diptera of Australasia