Parallelomma vittatum

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Parallelomma vittatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scathophagidae
Genus: Parallelomma
Species:
P. vittatum
Binomial name
Parallelomma vittatum
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cordilura inermis Loew, 1869
  • Cordilura vittatum Meigen, 1826
  • Parallelomma nudicornis Cresson, 1918

Parallelomma vittatum is a species of dung fly (insects in the family Scathophagidae).[1][2] Larvae are leaf miners of numerous plants, including Maianthemum dilatatum, Polygonatum pubescens, Trillium undulatum, Cypripedium acaule, Cypripedium reginae, and others. They are active from May through October, and can have two generations in a single year.[3]

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