Dicraeus vagans

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Dicraeus vagans
Dicraeus vagans, Deeside, North Wales, June 2015 (19218445500).jpg
Dicraeus vagans North Wales
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chloropidae
Genus: Dicraeus
Species:
D. vagans
Binomial name
Dicraeus vagans
(Meigen, 1838
Synonyms
  • Chlorops vagans Meigen, 1838
  • Oscinis xanthopygus Strobl, 1909

Dicraeus vagans is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic . [1] [2] The larva feeds on Bromus .

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN   81-205-0080-6 ISBN   81-205-0081-4