''Parallelomma vittatum'' is a species of dung fly (insects in the family
Scathophagidae
The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus ''Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The nam ...
).
[ Larvae are leaf miners of numerous plants, including '']Maianthemum dilatatum
''Maianthemum dilatatum'' (snakeberry, two-leaved Solomon's seal or false lily of the valley) is a common rhizomatous perennial flowering plant that is native to western North America from northern California to the Aleutian islands, and Asia acr ...
'', '' Polygonatum pubescens'', ''Trillium undulatum
''Trillium undulatum'', commonly called painted trillium, painted lady (not to be confused with the painted lady butterfly), or trille ondulé in French, is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family Melanthiaceae. It is also known as ...
'', ''Cypripedium acaule
''Cypripedium acaule'' is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is commonly referred to as the pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower. The specific epithet ''acaule'' means "lacking an obvious stem", a reference to it ...
'', ''Cypripedium reginae
''Cypripedium reginae'', known as the showy lady's slipper, pink-and-white lady's-slipper, or the queen's lady's-slipper, is a rare lady's-slipper orchid native to northern North America. Although never common, this plant has vanished from much o ...
'', and others. They are active from May through October, and can have two generations in a single year.
References
Scathophagidae
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Insects described in 1826
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