Solva pallipes

Solva pallipes is a species of fly in the family Xylomyidae. It is found throughout most of North America.

Solva pallipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Xylomyidae
Genus:	Solva
Species:	S. pallipes
Binomial name
Solva pallipes (Loew, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
Solva pygmaea Hull, 1944[2] Subula pallipes Loew, 1863[1] Xylophagus incisuralis Harris, 1835[3]

Adults are found in shady, wooded areas, often on tree trunks. They have also been found on Chrysanthemum plants, and are attracted to lights. Larvae have been found underneath the bark of cottonwood, Carolina poplar, Osage orange, and red mulberry trees.^[4]