Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Diptera Scientific name Anthomyia quinquemaculata | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Anthomyiidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Anthomyia pluvialis, Anthomyia, Anthomyiidae | ||
Anthomyia quinquemaculata is a species of anthomyiid flies belonging to the family Anthomyiidae.
This species is mainly present in Czech Republic, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, in the Near East and in North Africa.
It has five distinct black spots on the thorax. The black spot at the base of the wing is in continuity with the dorsal-lateral one. Scutellum is gray only at the apex. Tibial setae are short, seta in the middle of the tibia 2 is as long as the diameter of the tibia itself. In the female the eyes are well spaced.
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