Phania speculifrons
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Phania speculifrons (Villeneuve, 1919)
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Phania speculifrons is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in parts of Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Ukraine and former Yugoslavia.[2] It mainly inhabits mountain dry meadows at an elevation up to 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) above sea level.[3]
Description
Phania speculifrons can reach a body length of approximately 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). These flies have a shiny, greyish abdomen. The ad apical spur of the fore tibia is longer than the dorsal one. In males, tergites 2 - 4, in females tergites 2 and 3 are dusted almost to the posterior edge.[4][5]
Biology
Phania speculifrons is a univoltine species. Adults fly from mid June to July–August, feeding on flowers.[3] Hosts of this parasitic species are unknown.[4]
Bibliography
- Ebrahim Gilasian, Ali Asghar Talebi, Joachim Ziegler & Shahab Manzari (2013): A review of the genus Phania Meigen, 1824 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae) in Iran with the description of a new species, Zoology and Ecology, DOI:10.1080/21658005.2013.765174
References
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- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ a b HANS-PETER TSCHORSNIG, JOACHIM ZIEGLER & BENNO HERTING Tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) from the Hautes-Alpes, France
- ^ a b Dr Francesco Fiume Tachinidae at Altervista.org
- ^ Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (in German)