The adults of this species inhabit woodlands in late Spring and all Summer. Their wings are distinctive in that they have broad brown bands. The large larvae live in wet organic soils.
References:
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders and Related Species of North America, by Arthur V. Evans, 2008, Sterling Publishing
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Diptera
Family:
Pediciidae
Pediciidae
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Phenology
Phenology