Stratiomys maculosa is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. Sometimes called the spotted soldier fly, it seeks flowers and riparian habitats.[5] The geographic range of this insect is western North America, including British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California.[6]

Stratiomys maculosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Stratiomyinae
Tribe: Stratiomyini
Genus: Stratiomys
Species:
S. maculosa
Binomial name
Stratiomys maculosa
(Loew, 1866)[1]
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  1. ^ a b Loew, Hermann (1866). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria Septima". Berl. Ent. Z. 10: 1–54. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ Loew, Hermann (1872). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria decima". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 16: 49–124. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18720160110. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bigot, J.M.F. (1879). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 11e partie. XVI. Curiae Xylophagidarum et Stratiomydarum (Bigot) [concl]". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 9 (5): 209–234. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Johnson, C.W. (1895). "A review of the Stratiomyia and Odontomyia of North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 22: 227–278, 2 pls. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ Storer, Tracy I. (2004). Sierra Nevada natural history. Robert L. Usinger, David Lukas (Rev. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-520-23277-1. OCLC 52942732.
  6. ^ James, Maurice T. "The soldier flies or Stratiomyidae of California" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey: 87.