Scaptia muscula

Scaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia.

Scaptia muscula
Scientific classification
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Tabanidae
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S. muscula
Binomial name
Scaptia muscula
English, 1955 [1]

Ecology

The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[2]

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References

  1. "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". The Antlion Pit. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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