Oxycera fallenii

(Oxycera fallenii)

Description

Oxycera fallenii, the Irish major, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly. The body length is 7.0 to 9.0.mm. The abdomen has three pairs of yellow spots, in addition to a yellow base and tip. Longitudinal stripes on the mesonotum are not connected with the yellow humeral spot. The legs are entirely yellow. This species is found in South European USSR East to Siberia and Western Europe to Ireland, Central Europe and South Europe.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Stratiomyidae
Genus:Oxycera
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