Lonchoptera lutea
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Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809
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The yellow spear-winged fly or Lonchoptera lutea, is the type species of the genus Lonchoptera.
Adults vary a great deal in colour, from yellow to dark brown.[1] The anteroventral bristle of the middle tibia is missing from the distal half. Scutellum brown to yellow.[2] first and second antennal segments yellow, the third being dark, with a subapical arista.
Unlike most Lonchoptera, Lonchoptera lutea shows a marked preference for unshaded habitats.[1] It is widespread and often very common throughout most of Europe, extending into parts of Asia.
References
- ^ a b Drake, C. Martin (2002). "The Distribution and Habitat preferences of British Lonchopteridae (Diptera)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (Print). 138: 121–132.
- ^ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). "Lonchopteridae". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Print). 10 (2ai). London: Royal Entomological Society of London: 9.