Amoebaleria helvola

Amoebaleria helvola

Amoebaleria helvola is a fly in the family Heleomyzidae.
Fly - Amoebaleria helvola Habitat: Resting on an oak (Quercus sp.) leaf; deciduous forest Amoebaleria,Amoebaleria helvola,Fall,Geotagged,Heleomyzidae,United States,diptera,fly

Appearance

Differs from the other yellow Amoebaleria in the east (A. flavotestacea) by its larger size and the presence of only one strong bristle on the katepisternum.

Naming

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes:
Amoebaleria helvola (Loew, 1862)

Synonyms:
Scoliocentra helvola (Loew, 1862)

Distribution

Eastern USA and Canada.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyHeleomyzidae
GenusAmoebaleria
SpeciesAmoebaleria helvola