Roe deer throat

Roe deer throat
Roe deer throat ( Cephenemyia stimulator )
Systematics
Order : Fly (Diptera) Subordination : Flies (Brachycera) Family : Botflies (Oestridae) Subfamily : Throat dasseln (Cephenemyiinae) Genre : Cephenemyia Type : Roe deer throat
Scientific name
Cephenemyia stimulator
( Clark , 1815)

Roe deer-throat larvae in the throat of the host animal.

The deer-throat dassel ( Cephenemyia stimulator ) is a species from the family of the dassel flies (Oestridae), from the subfamily of the throat dassel (Cephenemyiinae).

features

The flies have a body length of 14 to 16 millimeters. Their bodies are stocky and hairy, which makes them resemble bumblebees . Characteristic is a conspicuous, black transverse band on the thorax , as well as uncolored, transparent wings. The cheeks are clearly separated from the cheeks by a concave, arched pit. The fifth and sixth tergites on the abdomen are roughly the same length, the last abdomen segment is large and almost circular. The abdomen has light rust-colored hair on the upper side.

Occurrence and way of life

The species occurs in the temperate latitudes from Western Europe to East Asia. It inhabits forests and can be found there in summer in elevated places, such as on mountains or on towers and the like. The larvae develop in the throat of deer .

supporting documents

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Flies and Mosquitoes. Observation, way of life . 1st edition. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena and Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4 , p. 326 .

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 , p. 326 .

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