Graphomya maculata

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Graphomya maculata
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Female Graphomya maculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Graphomya
Species:
G. maculata
Binomial name
Graphomya maculata
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms

Graphomya maculata is a species of fly. It is widespread and common in most parts of Europe [1] [2] and also occurs in North Africa including the Canary Islands. [3] The thorax bears the same black and white pattern in both sexes. Females also have a black and white abdomen, while the male has orange colouration on the abdomen as seen in the picture. [4]

A male Graphomya maculata Graphomya-maculata-Muscid-fly-20100722a.JPG
A male Graphomya maculata

While adults are not predatory and can be found nectaring on flowers in meadows, hedge rows, and roadside vegetation, the larvae are predatory, feeding in muddy pools and damp leaf litter. [5]


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References

  1. ↑ D'Assis Fonseca; E. C. M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
  2. ↑ Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Vol. 107. Masaryk: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
  3. ↑ "Graphomya maculata (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Collins Complete Guide to British Insects by Michael Chinery (2005), page 316.
  5. ↑ Nature Spot https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/graphomya-maculata . Retrieved 3 May 2023.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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