Scaptia muscula
| Scaptia muscula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Scaptia |
| Species: | S. muscula |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaptia muscula English, 1955 [1] | |
Scaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia.
Ecology
The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[2]
References
- ↑ "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". The Antlion Pit. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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