Biology:Callopistromyia annulipes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Otitinae |
| Tribe: | Myennidini |
| Genus: | Callopistromyia |
| Species: | C. annulipes
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| Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855)[1]
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The peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) is a species of picture-winged flies in the genus Callopistromyia of the family Ulidiidae.[2][3] They are native to and widespread across North America. This species has recently been introduced accidentally to Europe, and is known from Switzerland , Germany , the Netherlands, France , Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria, Belgium, Poland , Ukraine , Romania, San Marino and Croatia.[4]
Behaviour
Males and females posture and strut on rotting trees or logs with their wings raised vertically and pointed forward. The resemblance to a peacock's tail is enhanced by blue reflections.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macquart, P.J.M. (1855). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 5.e supplément. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–136.
- ↑ Steyskal, G.C. (1979). "Biological, anatomical, and distributional notes on the genus Callopistromyia Hendel (Diptera: Otitidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (Entomological Society of Washington) 81: 450–455. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25209301#page/476/mode/1up. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea project". http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=406026.
- ↑ Kasalo, Niko; Topić, Martina; Tarandek, Anita (31 December 2021). "The first record of the peacock fly Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart, 1855 (Diptera: Ulidiidae) in Croatia revealed by social media". Natura Croatica 30 (2): 523–528. doi:10.20302/NC.2021.30.36. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/391014.
External links
- Valery A. Korneyev, Libor Dvořák, Elena P. Kameneva, 2014 New Records of Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart (Diptera: Ulidiidae: Otitinae: Myennidini) in Europe Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 12/2014; 5(2):10.Researchgate
29.08.2016 - New record from Slovakia, Laco Tábi, Radošina (Čertova pec), det. RNDr. Vladimír Straka, pic.: http://www.fotonet.sk/?idp=131846 Wikidata ☰ Q14421468 entry
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