Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Muscidae Scientific name Lispocephala brachialis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Lispocephala Rank Species | |
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Similar Helina depuncta, Hydrotaea diabolus, Helina impuncta, Muscina levida, Phaonia angelicae | ||
Description
A small fly of 4-5.5mm, and distinctly more yellow that other species of the same genus. All tarsi dark at the apex. Legs are yellow, apart from the front femora.
Distribution
Rare in Great Britain (England only), More common in Central and Southern Europe, as far south as North Africa.
References
Lispocephala brachialis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA