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Trypetoptera punctulata

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Trypetoptera punctulata
Trypetoptera punctulata North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciomyzidae
Genus: Trypetoptera
Species:
T. punctulata
Binomial name
Trypetoptera punctulata
(Scopoli, 1763)

Trypetoptera punctulata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.Unlike most Sciomyzids, it is found in dry habitats, especially calcareous woodlands and also on grassland and along the edges of streams [1][2][3] The larva preys on Helicidae.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
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