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Tachytrechus auratus

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Tachytrechus auratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Genus: Tachytrechus
Species:
T. auratus
Binomial name
Tachytrechus auratus
(Aldrich, 1896)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Macellocerus auratus Aldrich, 1896

Tachytrechus auratus is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.[2][3][4][5] This species typically inhabits mud flats and freshet seeps in east-central Washington. Adults are active from late April to mid-September. Pupal development typically takes 4 to 7 days. The maximum adult lifespan is 7 days. [6]

References

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  1. ^ Aldrich, John Merton (1896). "Dolichopodidae; Phoridae. Pp. 309-345, pl. 12; pp. 435-438. In Williston, S. W., On the Diptera of St. Vincent (West Indies)". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1896: 253–446. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Tachytrechus auratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Tachytrechus auratus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ Pollet, Marc A. A.; Brooks, Scott E.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2004). "Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America North of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2004 (283): 1–114. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2004)283<0001:COTDDO>2.0.CO;2.
  5. ^ Corpus, Larry D. (1 February 2024). "Immature Stages of Tachytrechus auratus". Biodiversitylibrary.org.