Scaptia muscula
Scaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia.
| Scaptia muscula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Scaptia |
| Species: | S. muscula |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaptia muscula | |
Ecology
The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[3]
References
- English, K.M.I. (1955). "Notes on the morphology and biology of Scaptia vicina Tayl. and a new species of Scaptia (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 79: 219–229.
- "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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