Ptychoptera albimana
| Ptychoptera albimana | |
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| Ptychoptera albimana Netherlands | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ptychopteridae |
| Genus: | Ptychoptera |
| Species: | P. albimana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychoptera albimana (Fabricius, 1787) | |
Ptychoptera albimana is a species of flies in the family Ptychopteridae. It can be found throughout the Palearctic[1][2][3] but commonly found throughout Britain.[4]
Description
Ptychoptera albimana body mostly black with distinct orange marking usually on the dorsal section. The insect is most active betweenn spring and fall with the female laying 500 eggs.[4]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Fauna Europaea - Fauna Europaea". www.fauna-eu.org.
- ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ↑ R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly, 1950 Handbooks for the identification of British insects Vol 9 Part 2 ii. Diptera - 2. Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Trichoceridae - Culicidae). Royal Entomological Society, London pdf
- 1 2 "Ptychoptera albimana | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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