Clitellaria ephippium
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Clitellaria ephippium , male |
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Clitellaria ephippium is a fly from the family of the soldier flies (Stratiomyidae).
features
The flies reach a body length of 10 to 13 millimeters. Her body is colored black, the mesonotum is covered in bright red velvety. On the sides of the mesonotum sit thorns that are twice as long as the base of the mesonotum is wide. The abdomen is relatively wide. The wings are tinted brown.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is common in western and southern Europe. The larvae develop predatory in ant nests, for example in Formica fulginosa .
supporting documents
literature
- Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Flies and Mosquitoes. Observation, way of life . 1st edition. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena and Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4 .