Kirbya moerens
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Kirbya moerens is a two-winged bird from the family of caterpillars (Tachinidae).
features
Kirbya moerens reaches a body length of 5–8 mm. The dark colored flies have black bristles. The transparent wings have a dark wing veining that frames several cells over three quarters of the wing length. The white lobes below the wings are distinctive for the species.
distribution
Kirbya moerens occurs in the Palearctic . Their distribution area extends from the European Mediterranean region (Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy) to the Middle East (Iran). In Central Europe, the fly species is mainly found in warmer regions.
Way of life
The typical habitat of Kirbya moerens are forest edges and meadows. Kirbya moerens is one of the first species of flies to be seen in spring. The flight time usually lasts from late March to May. Kirbya moerens belongs to the subfamily Dexiinae , whose representatives lay their eggs on various insects and whose hatched larvae develop within the corresponding host. The question of which hosts are specifically used by Kirbya moerens is still an open research area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Kirbya moerens . www.insektenbox.de. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ↑ a b Jaakko Pohjoismäki: Observations of Tachinidae (Diptera) in the surroundings of Friedberg (Hessen, Germany) with notes on some interesting species (PDF 951 KB) The Tachinid Times, Issue 26, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Web links
- Kirbya moerens at Fauna Europaea - systematics and distribution (English)
- tachinids.org - Close up of Kirbya moerens
- diptera.info - photo