Coremacera marginata
| Coremacera marginata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Coremacera |
| Species: | C. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Coremacera marginata (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Coremacera marginata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. It occurs in most of Europe and in the Near East.
The adults grow up to 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) long and can be encountered in grasslands and woodlands, feeding on nectar or sipping dew.
Coremacera marginata in copula, Hesse, Germany.
This fly has a slender, dark greyish body. The prominent eyes are reddish. The brown-yellowish antennae are forward-pointing, with a hairy 3rd segment and a whitish arista. The dark grey wings are mottled with greyish spots.
Larvae prey on several terrestrial genera of snails.
Subspecies
- Coremacera marginata var. marginata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Coremacera marginata var. pontica Elberg, 1968
Images
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Lateral view
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Head with hairy terminal antennae
References
- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. Sciomyzidae.
- Knutson, L. V. (1973). Biology and immature stages of Coremacera marginata F. a predator of terrestrial snails (Dipt. Sciomyzidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 4(2) 123-33.
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