Limnia shannoni Cresson, 1920    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Sciomyzidae   >   Genus Limnia   

Description:

"One of the few Limnia that can be determined without dissection. The antennae have large brown swelling near the base" (Bill Murphy/BugGuide).

There are 2 records in the project database.

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A Limnia shannoni in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/30/2016). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Limnia shannoni in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)


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