| Oxycera analis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Stratiomyinae |
| Tribe: | Oxycerini |
| Genus: | Oxycera |
| Species: | O. analis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxycera analis | |
Oxycera analis, the dark-winged soldier, is a species of soldier fly. [1] [2] [3]
This rather rare species can be found in most of Europe and in the Near East. [4]
These soldier flies usually inhabit woodland springs, calcareous seepages, small streams and sometimes fens and marshes. [5] [6]
Oxycera analis can reach a length of 5.5–7 millimetres (0.22–0.28 in) and a wingspan of 5.9–6.6 millimetres (0.23–0.26 in). [7] In males of these medium-small soldier flies the body is almost entirely black, but the scutellar tubercles can be yellowish. In any case in the females the apex of tergite 5 of the scutellum is yellowish. Moreover the scutellum has two spines. Also the abdomen is black with a single apical spot, rarely with yellow side-markings. Antennal apical consists of the two last flagellomeres. Wings show a distinct dark cloud in the otherwise clear wings. [7] [8]
Adults of Oxycera analis can be found in Summer, with a peak in June and July. Larvae live in the sediments and mosses associated with wetlands. [5] [9]
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