Euxesta eluta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Genus: Euxesta
Species:
E. eluta
Binomial name
Euxesta eluta
Loew, 1868

Euxesta eluta is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae. It was described by Hermann Loew in 1868.[1][2] It feeds on sweet corn in Santa Fe, Argentina.[3] The species breed from spring to late fall by depositing their eggs in protected corn maizes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Euxesta eluta Loew, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Euxesta eluta Loew, 1868". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ Gallardo, Fabiana E.; Bertolaccini, Isabel; Zarate, Brenda; Curis, Cecilia (2017). "A new genus and species of Eucoilinae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) parasitoid of Euxesta eluta Loew (Diptera, Otitidae) attacked Bt sweet corn in Argentina" (PDF). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. Pensoft Publishers. 54: 57–70. doi:10.3897/jhr.54.10096.
  4. ↑ Goyal, Gaurav; Nuessly, Gregg S; Seal, Dakshina R; Steck, Gary J; Capinera, John L; Boote, Kenneth J (August 2017). "Developmental Studies of Maize-Infesting Picture-Winged Flies (Diptera: Ulidiidae)". Environmental Entomology. Oxford Academic. 46 (4): 946–953. doi:10.1093/ee/nvx082. PMID 28535262.


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