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Hessian Fly

Mayetiola destructor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 28, February 20, March 32, April 50, May 72, June 79, July 85, August 73, September 53, October 40, November 22, December 17.
United States584
Alaska571
Canada134
Ontario74
Quebec30
Newfoundland and Labrador26
New York6
Washington2
Alberta2
Nunavut2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyGall and Forest Midges · Cecidomyiidae
GenusMayetiola

Sources

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Practise Hessian Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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