| Meiosimyza rorida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lauxaniidae |
| Genus: | Meiosimyza |
| Species: | M. rorida |
| Binomial name | |
| Meiosimyza rorida (Fallén, 1820) | |
| Synonyms | |
Meiosimyza rorida is a species of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. [1] [2] [3]
This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, and in the Nearctic realm. [4]
This species usually lives in the herbous plants of deciduous wet forests and in hedges rows. [5] [6]
Meiosimyza rorida can reach a body length of about 3.2–4.2 millimetres (0.13–0.17 in). These small flies have rounded, yellowish bodies with dark bristles. They show characteristic sternopleural setae and anteroventral comb-like rows of black spinules on the fore femora. The head is yellowish-white, with large reddish compound eyes. The apex of the antennae is brown. The chest is reddish-yellow, with a shiny mesonotum and long bristles. The thorax and the abdomen are jointed by a narrow waist. The legs are yellowish. The wings are transparent and slightly yellow coloured. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Females lay their eggs in rotting leaves, which the larvae feed on. Adults are active from May to October. [5] They mainly feed on nectar and pollen of Heracleum sphondylium . [6]
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