''Sargus flavipes'', the yellow-legged centurion, is a European species of
soldier fly
The soldier flies (Stratiomyidae, sometimes misspelled as Stratiomyiidae, from Greek - soldier; - fly) are a family of flies (historically placed in the now-obsolete group Orthorrhapha). The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 exta ...
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Description
Body length: 7–9 mm. Yellow legs. Males have a green abdomen and thorax; females have a black abdomen with purple reflections.
Biology
The habitat is meadowland and woodland. The adult flies from May to October.
Larvae have been found in cow dung and compost.
Distribution
It is found in Europe, including European Russia.
References
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Ecology of Commanster
Stratiomyidae
Diptera of Europe
Insects described in 1822
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen
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