Euxesta stigmatias

TaxID: 2872263

Basic Information

Euxesta stigmatias

Picture-winged Fly, Picture-winged fly

Euxesta stigmatias is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae. The larva attacks maize (and occasionally other crops) in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. It is invasive in North America.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Diptera

Ulidiidae

Euxesta

stigmatias

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Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

Adult. Body medium-sized, dark metallic green to black, attractive. Wings with distinctive pattern. Wing flapping behavior characteristic.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Gregg S. Nuessly, John L. Capinera. 2013. Cornsilk Fly (suggested common name), Euxesta stigmatias Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Otitidae). EDIS

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Japan Quarantine pests —

Distribution (4 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Costa Rica Present —
Mauritius Present —
Trinidad and Tobago Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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