Acrosathe annulata | |
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Acrosathe annulata Dinle beach, North Wales. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Therevidae |
Genus: | Acrosathe |
Species: | A. annulata |
Binomial name | |
Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Bibio annulataFabricius, 1805 |
Acrosathe annulata, also known as coastal silver-stiletto, is a species of stiletto fly belonging to the family Therevidae. [1] [2] [3] It is a Palearctic species that is widely distributed in Europe. [1] [2]
"Male entirely covered with silvery pubescence; female without any shining black frontal callus. Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed". [4]
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