Ectophasia crassipennis
| Ectophasia crassipennis | |
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| Ectophasia crassipennis, male | |
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| Ectophasia crassipennis, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Genus: | Ectophasia |
| Species: | E. crassipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectophasia crassipennis (Fabricius, 1794)
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Ectophasia crassipennis is a species of 'parasitic flies' of the family Tachinidae, subfamily Phasiinae.[1]
Description[edit]
Adults of Ectophasia crassipennis can reach a length of about 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in). Their large compound eyes are reddish. In this quite variable species the body may be blackish or orange-brownish. The broad abdomen is flattened and sternite 7 is ventrally folded. The large wings have wide brownish or greyish dots and the cell R5 is opened at the edge.[2][3] It is quite difficult to distinguish this species from the similar Ectophasia oblonga.[4]
Distribution[edit]
This fly is present in Southern Europe and warmer parts of Central Europe.[3][5]
Biology[edit]
These flies can mostly be encountered from early August through late September feeding on nectar of flowers (especially of Apiaceae and Asteraceae species).
The larvae are parasitic of Hemiptera (Pentatomidae,[2] Acanthosomatidae,[6] Coreidae and Lygaeidae[4] species).
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Eggs of Ectophasia crassipennis on Elasmucha grisea -
Ectophasia crassipennis, close-up on a wing with detail of veins
References[edit]
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Aramel.free
- ^ a b "Tachinidae.org". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b Naturspaziergang
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Diptera Parasitoid Records". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- James E. O'Hara, Hiroshi Shima, & Chuntian Zhang - "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" - Zootaxa 2190 (2009): 1-236