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| Beris vallata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Beridinae |
| Genus: | Beris |
| Species: | B. vallata |
| Binomial name | |
| Beris vallata | |
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Beris vallata, the orange legionnaire or common orange legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly. [2] [3] [4]
Beris vallata is a soldier fly, which is black and yellow in colour. The abdomen is entirely yellow, lacking black bands. All tibiae are yellow and then black in the apical half. Wings of the female are yellowish with brown pterostigma, while wings of the male are blackish in colour. Pubescence of the abdomen is black for males and yellow in females. Body length ranges from 5 to 6 mm. [5] [6] [7] The species also possesses six spines which protrude from the back of the scutellum. [8]
The flight period is from may to September. Larvae inhabit moist Bryophyta, where they feed on decaying vegetation. [9] Pupation will take place among fallen decomposing leaves. Adults feed on pollen and nectar including that of Tanacetum vulgare .
Beris vallata is associated with marsh and wet woodland habitats in areas that provide moist conditions for mosses. Larvae can often be found living within mosses in close proximity to bodies of water. [9] Adults are found on vegetation, also in close proximity to moist habitat. [8]
North Europe, Central Europe, Southwest Europe, north up to Sweden and European Russia.
The soldier flies are a family of flies. The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 extant genera worldwide. Larvae are found in a wide array of locations, mostly in wetlands, damp places in soil, sod, under bark, in animal excrement, and in decaying organic matter. Adults are found near larval habitats. They are diverse in size and shape, though they commonly are partly or wholly metallic green, or somewhat wasplike mimics, marked with black and yellow or green and sometimes metallic. They are often rather inactive flies which typically rest with their wings placed one above the other over the abdomen.
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Sargus flavipes, the yellow-legged centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
Sargus bipunctatus, the twin-spot centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.
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Microchrysa cyaneiventris, the black gem, is a European species of soldier fly.
Pachygaster atra, the dark-winged black, is a European species of soldier fly.
Vanoyia tenuicornis, the long-horned soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.
Oxycera analis, the dark-winged soldier, is a species of soldier fly.
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Beris chalybata, the murky-legged black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris clavipes, the scarce orange legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris fuscipes, the short-horned black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris geniculata, the long-horned black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris morrisii, the yellow-legged black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. They are also referred to as the false soldier fly. As described by Latreille in 1802, these are small to medium sized flies with metallic colors.
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