Pyrgota Explained
Pyrgota is a genus of flies in the family Pyrgotidae. There are about 10 described species in Pyrgota.
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus Pyrgota:
- Pyrgota dichaetus (Steyskal, 1978)
- Pyrgota fenestrata (Macquart, 1851)
- Pyrgota ilona Aczel, 1956
- Pyrgota longipes Hendel, 1908
- Pyrgota lugens Wulp, 1898
- Pyrgota maculipennis (Macquart, 1846)
- Pyrgota nelsoni Kondratieff & Fitzgerald, 1993
- Pyrgota shewelli (Steyskal, 1978)
- Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830 (waved light fly)
- Pyrgota valida (Harris, 1841)
Further reading
- Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.