Choerades fimbriata

Choerades fimbriata
Choerades fimbriata
Choerades fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Choerades
Species: C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Choerades fimbriata
(Meigen, 1820)

Choerades fimbriata is a fly in the genus of robber flies.

Features

The flies reach a body length of 11 to 17 millimeters. Your first antennal segment is about twice as long as the following. The tergite s of the abdomen and back are black on the sides yellow hair. On the first tergite is white and long hair. The proboscis is compressed on the side. The area between the sensors and the beard on the front of the head is hairless.

Range

The species is distributed from western Europe to the Caucasus and after Siberia.

References

  • Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Fliegen und Mücken. Beobachtung, Lebensweise. 1.. Auflage. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena und Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4.