[[3][4] It is found throughout most of North America.[5]]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.[6]
References
1. ^1 {{Cite web| title=Solva pallipes species details| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/06c70092bde9d8ae72948236bcf6425a| website=Catalogue of Life| accessdate=2018-05-03}}
2. ^1 {{Cite web| title=Solva pallipes| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1639500| website=GBIF| accessdate=2018-05-03}}
3. ^1 {{Cite web| title=Solva pallipes Species Information| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/286597| website=BugGuide.net| accessdate=2018-05-03}}
4. ^1 {{Cite journal|title=A revision of the Nearctic species of the family Solvidae (Insecta: Diptera)|author=Donald W. Webb|journal=Transactions of the American Entomological Society|year=1984|volume=110|issue=2|jstor=25078339}}