Loxocera aristata
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| Loxocera aristata | |
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| Loxocera aristata, dorsal view | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Psilidae |
| Genus: | Loxocera |
| Species: | L. aristata |
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| Loxocera aristata (Panzer, 1801) | |
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Loxocera aristata is a species of fly and member of the family Psilidae.[1]
Loxocera aristata can reach a length of 7–12 millimetres (0.28–0.47 in). These flies, which resemble certain Ichneumonidae, have a dark, slender body. Head is black, thorax is black anteriorly and orange-brown posteriorly, while the abdomen is black. Legs are yellowish. Wings are hyaline.The third antennal segment conspicuously elongated with a conspicuous arista.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
