Black Comb Schnake

Black Comb Schnake
Tanyptera atrata , female
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Fly (Diptera) Subordination : Mosquitoes (Nematocera) Family : Schnaken (Tipulidae) Genre : Tanyptera Type : Black Comb Schnake
Scientific name
Tanyptera atrata
( Linnaeus , 1758)

Tanyptera atrata , male

The Black Combed Schnake ( Tanyptera atrata ), sometimes also called Wood Schnake , is a two-winged bird from the family of Schnaken (Tipulidae).

features

The Schnake reaches a body length of 18 to 30 millimeters. The males have a shiny black abdomen, the females have a broad, rust-red basal band and have rust-red spots on the belly. There are also females with a completely reddish colored abdomen and males with a reddish brown abdomen on the back and black markings.

Way of life and distribution

The animals come from Western Europe to Eastern Siberia and colonize moist forests. They fly from June to July and occur only sporadically.

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 .

Web links

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