Biology:Sepedon sphegea
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Short description: Species of fly
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Sepedon sphegea is a Palearctic[1] species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.[2][3][4] The larva feeds on aquatic snails and as an opportunist on other invertebrates.[5][6] The habitat of this species includes among many others, pond margins and damp meadows. It has a particular fondness for Iris pseudacorus which grow at the edges of the pond. Adults can be found all year long but the main flight period is from March to October.
Sepedon sphegea feeding on a larva of a dragonfly
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Rozkošný, R. (1984). The Sciomyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. 14. E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press. pp. 224 pp. ISBN 90-04-07592-5.
- ↑ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
- ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN:81-205-0080-6 ISBN:81-205-0081-4
- ↑ Lloyd Vernon Knutson and Jean-Claude Vala, 2011 Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies Cambridge University Press ISBN:9780521867856
- ↑ Neff S. E. & Berg C. O. 1966. Biology and immature stages of malacophagous diptera of the genus Sepedon (Sciomyzidae). Virginia Agricultural Experiment Stations Bulletin, 566: 1-113.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14251265 entry
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