Ouachita Plumetop Ommatius ouachitensis Bullington and Lavigne, 1984    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Asilidae   >   Genus Ommatius   

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Eastern Ommatius ouachitensis from Montgomery County (at Plummers Island), and adjacent Fairfax Co., Virginia, may constitute a disjunct eastern locality. The core of the species' range lies in the midwest* (Bullington & Lavigne, 1984; Bedell, 2010). Habitat given as forest edges (Bullington & Lavigne, 1984). (Note-The species has been tentatively recorded from Baltimore Co. in 2013. Its range is thus likely more extensive than is presently known).

There are 2 records in the project database.

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A Ouachita Plumetop in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/3/2013). Photo by Benjamin DeHaven. (MBP list)


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