Ibisia marginata
| Ibisia marginata | |
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| Ibisia cf. marginata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Athericidae |
| Genus: | Ibisia |
| Species: | I. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ibisia marginata (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Ibisia marginata is a species of ibis flies belonging to the family Athericidae, a small family very similar to the Rhagionidae (snipe flies). This species is present in most of Europe.
The body is quite slender, eyes are rounded and well separated, antennae are trisegmented, costae are extended around the whole wings, and the abdomen has several dark and clear stripes. The legs are entirely black (hence the common name black-legged water-snipefly).
Adult females gather in large clumps and lay egg masses on tree branches or under bridges over flowing waters. In such a way, the first-stage larvae will fall into the water, where they start their lives. The larvae are aquatic and saprophagous.
References
Further reading
- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz - British Insects: the Families of Diptera - Delta-intkey
- Stubbs, A. and Drake, M - British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera, pp. 512 - British Entomological and Natural History Society
- A. Minelli – La fauna in Italia – Touring Editore
- Di Paul S. Giller, Björn Malmqvist - The biology of streams and rivers – Oxford University Press
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