Eloeophila maculata is a species of fly in the family Limoniidae. It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe.[1] [2][3] It is found in a wide range of habitats and micro habitats: in earth rich in humus, in swamps and marshes, in leaf litter and in wet spots in woods.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Genus: | Eloeophila |
Species: | E. maculata
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Binomial name | |
Eloeophila maculata (Meigen, 1804)
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References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Stubbs, A. and Kramer, J, 2016 A Key to the subfamily Limnophilinae pdf
- ^ R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 9 Part 2 i. pdf Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine download manual Out of date but online at no cost