Hybos culiciformis
| Hybos culiciformis | |
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| Hybos culiciformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hybotidae |
| Subfamily: | Hybotinae |
| Genus: | Hybos |
| Species: | H. culiciformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hybos culiciformis (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Hybos culiciformis, common name Dance Fly, is a species of flies belonging to the family hybotid. [1]
Description
Hybos culiciformis with prey
Hybos culiciformis can reach a size of 3.5 to 5.5 mm. It has large yellowish thoracic setae, row of setae on the mid femur and strong setae on mid tibiae. Mesonotum is finely dusted. It flies from June to September and feeds on small insects.
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread in Europe and in the Near East. It can be found in woodland edges and on hedgerows.
References
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- ↑ Chvála, Milan (1975). The Tachydromiinae (Diptera; Empididae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (PB). Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 3. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. pp. 1–336.
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