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

  1. "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". The Antlion Pit. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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