Epiphragma ocellare
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Epiphragma ocellare is a mosquito from the family of wilts (Limoniidae).
features
The mosquitoes reach a body length of 10 to 13 millimeters. Her body is beige-black in color. The mesonotum has strong bristles. The wings of the mosquitoes have a species-specific and unmistakable black pattern. A circular drawing can be seen near the wing tip. The wing length is 9.5-12.5 mm. The wings have an additional cross vein between Costa and Subcosta (Sc). The legs are colored beige. the femora have two dark circles near the apical end.
distribution
The species is native to the Palearctic . It occurs in large parts of Europe. It is only missing on the Iberian Peninsula . In western Canada, in the province of British Columbia , the species was apparently introduced.
Way of life
The typical habitat of the mosquito species are moist forests. The adults are observed from the beginning of May to the beginning of June. The larvae develop in dead wood .
Taxonomy
The following synonyms can be found in the literature :
- Tipula ocellaris Linnaeus , 1761
- Tipula picta Fabricius , 1798
- Limnobia punctata Meigen , 1818
- Epiphragma ocellaris var. Decolorata Lackschewitz , 1940
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e f Jon Gelhaus, Anthony Ruggeri: A review of the crane fly genus Epiphragma (Diptera: Tipulidae sl) in North America (including Mexico) . In: The Canadian Entomologist . tape 144 , no. April 02 , 2012, doi : 10.4039 / tce.2012.32 ( researchgate.net ).
- ↑ a b c A key to the subfamily Limnophilinae by Alan Stubbs 1997, Revised by John Kramer 2016 (PDF, 952 KB) diptera-in-beeld.nl. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Epiphragma ocellare in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 4, 2019
Web links
- Epiphragma ocellare at www.naturespot.org.uk