Ceroxys urticae is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Ceroxys of the family Ulidiidae[2][3] found in most of Europe. It can also be found in Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Plants this fly lives on include alfalfa, the true grasses (Poaceae), Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) and wild sugarcane. [4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Genus: | Ceroxys |
| Species: | C. urticae
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Ceroxys urticae
References edit
- ^ Steyskal, G.C. (1968). "54. Family Otitidae (Ortalidae; including Pterocallidae, Ulidiidae). In: P.E. Vanzolini, N. Papavero (eds.). A catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas south of the United States". São Paulo: Dept. Zool. Secretaria Agric. Fasc. 54: 31.
- ^ "Fauna Europaea project". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 122. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
- ^ El-Hawagry, M.S. (28 September 2021). "The Family Ulidiidae in Egypt (Diptera: Tephritoidea)". African Entomology. 29 (2). doi:10.4001/003.029.0445. S2CID 238240976.