Solva pallipes

Solva pallipes is a species of fly in the family Xylomyidae.[1][2][3] It is found throughout most of North America.[4]

Solva pallipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Xylomyidae
Genus: Solva
Species:
S. pallipes
Binomial name
Solva pallipes
(Loew, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solva pygmaea Hull, 1944
  • Subula pallipes Loew, 1863

Adults are found in shady, wooded areas, often on tree trunks. They have also been found on Chrysanthemum plants, and are attracted to lights. Larvae have been found underneath the bark of cottonwood, Carolina poplar, Osage orange, and red mulberry trees.[5]

References
  1. "Solva pallipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "Solva pallipes species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Solva pallipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Solva pallipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. Donald W. Webb (1984). "A revision of the Nearctic species of the family Solvidae (Insecta: Diptera)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 110 (2). JSTOR 25078339.


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