Acrosathe annulata
| Acrosathe annulata | |
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| Acrosathe annulata Dinle beach, North Wales. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Therevidae |
| Genus: | Acrosathe |
| Species: | A. annulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius), 1805
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Acrosathe annulata is a species of stiletto fly belonging to the family Therevidae.[1] It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe[2]
Description[]
Acrosathe annulata in sand Habitat (Video, 1m 48s)
"Male entirely covered with silvery pubescence; female without any shining black frontal callus. Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed".[3]
Biology[]
Habitat: Sand dunes and sand hills. They rest on hot bare sand among marram.
References[]
- ^ "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) [Coastal Silver-stiletto]". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ rg/ Fauna Europaea[permanent dead link]
- ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
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- Therevidae
- Insects described in 1805
- Asilomorph flies of Europe
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