Lonchoptera lutea
Species of fly
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Lonchoptera lutea, the yellow spear-winged fly, is the type species of the genus Lonchoptera.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lonchopteridae |
| Genus: | Lonchoptera |
| Species: | L. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809 | |
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Adults vary a great deal in colour, from yellow to dark brown.[1] The anteroventral bristle of the middle tibia is missing from the distal half. Scutellum brown to yellow.[2] first and second antennal segments yellow, the third being dark, with a subapical arista.
Unlike most Lonchoptera, Lonchoptera lutea shows a marked preference for unshaded habitats.[1] It is widespread and often very common throughout most of Europe, extending into parts of Asia.
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