Euxesta eluta
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| Euxesta eluta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Genus: | Euxesta |
| Species: | E. eluta |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxesta eluta Loew, 1868 | |
Euxesta eluta is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae. It was described by Hermann Loew in 1868.[1][2] It feeds on sweet corn in Santa Fe, Argentina.[3] The species breed from spring to late fall by depositing their eggs in protected corn maizes.[4]