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Pherbellia schoenherri North Wales. Note the maculated wings. | |
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Pherbellia schoenherri (
Fallén, 1826)
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Pherbellia schoenherri is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic . [1]4-5 mm. long. In schoenherri the grey ocellar plate is extended in a narrow triangle almost to the antenna base. The prescutellar acrostichal bristles are reduced or absent.The costal vein of the patterned wings are equipped with a series of protruding spinules distinct from the bristles. [2] [3] The females lay eggs on the shells of Succineidae including Succinea putris. The resultant larvae consume the animal and pupate within the shell. [4] P. schoenherri is a very common and widespread species with a very long flight period. It flies mainly from April to October, but in most European countries, it occurs all year round and in a very wide variety of both dry and moist habitats.
Pherbellia schoenherri | |
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Pherbellia schoenherri North Wales. Note the maculated wings. | |
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Species: | P. schoenherri
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Pherbellia schoenherri (
Fallén, 1826)
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Pherbellia schoenherri is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic . [1]4-5 mm. long. In schoenherri the grey ocellar plate is extended in a narrow triangle almost to the antenna base. The prescutellar acrostichal bristles are reduced or absent.The costal vein of the patterned wings are equipped with a series of protruding spinules distinct from the bristles. [2] [3] The females lay eggs on the shells of Succineidae including Succinea putris. The resultant larvae consume the animal and pupate within the shell. [4] P. schoenherri is a very common and widespread species with a very long flight period. It flies mainly from April to October, but in most European countries, it occurs all year round and in a very wide variety of both dry and moist habitats.