Euxesta stigmatias
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| Euxesta stigmatias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Genus: | Euxesta |
| Species: | E. stigmatias |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxesta stigmatias Loew, 1868 | |
Euxesta stigmatias is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae.[1][2][3] The larva attacks maize (and occasionally other crops) in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. It is invasive in North America.[4]