Bug FAQRhaphiomidas acton
Rhaphiomidas acton · Order: Diptera · Family: Mydidae
Rhaphiomidas acton includes three recognized subspecies. These subspecies are found across southern California.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The species has three recognized subspecies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The three subspecies are distributed broadly across southern California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Rhaphiomidas acton occurs in southern California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where is Rhaphiomidas acton found?
It is distributed broadly across southern California.
Source: Wikipedia
How many subspecies does Rhaphiomidas acton have?
There are three recognized subspecies.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Mydidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphiomidas_acton
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