Clairvillia biguttata

Clairvillia biguttata
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Phasiinae
Tribe: Leucostomatini
Genus: Clairvillia
Species: C. biguttata
Binomial name
Clairvillia biguttata
(Meigen, 1824)
Synonyms

Clairvillia biguttata is a species of flies in the family Tachinidae.

Description

Clairvillia biguttata can reach a length of 5.5–6.5 millimetres (0.22–0.26 in). The thorax is shining black. Also the abdomen is mainly black, but the first three tergites are reddish with a black longitudinal stripe. Males show erect hairs on the dorsal surface of abdominal tergites three and four. These flies are parasites of Coriomeris denticulatus (Coreidae).

Distribution

This species can be found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland.

References

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