Ilythea spilota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ephydridae
Subfamily: Ilytheinae
Tribe: Ilytheini
Genus: Ilythea
Species:
I. spilota
Binomial name
Ilythea spilota
(Curtis, 1832)[1]

Ilythea spilota is a species of 'shore flies' belonging to the family Ephydridae.[2]

It is a Holarctic species with a limited distribution in Europe [3] They are found along shorelines of small streams. The larvae consume pinnate diatoms. Newly hatched larvae form a protective case by fastening a mix of sand grains and detritus to their dorsal surfaces.[4]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Europe.

References

  1. ↑ Curtis, J. (1832). British entomology. Vol. 9. London: Privately published. pp. 410–413.
  2. ↑ Mathis, W.N.; Zatwarnicki, T. (1995). "World catalog of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)". Memoirs of Entomology, International. 4: 1–423.
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ Foote,B.A., 2007 Biology of Ilythea caniceps, I. spilota, and Zeros flavipes (Diptera: Ephydridae), case-making consumers of diatoms on shorelines Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 109 (1):125-130 · January 2007


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