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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Scathophagidae |
| Genus: | Parallelomma |
| Species: | P. vittatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Parallelomma vittatum (Meigen, 1826)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Parallelomma vittatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Parallelomma vittatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Eiseman, Charles S. (23 July 2020). "Further Nearctic Rearing Records for Phytophagous Muscoid Flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae, Scathophagidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122 (3): 595. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.122.3.595.
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