Minettia longipennis
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| Minettia longipennis | |
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| Minettia longipennis Netherlands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lauxaniidae |
| Genus: | Minettia |
| Species: | M. longipennis |
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| Minettia longipennis (Fabricius, 1794) | |
Minettia longipennis is a species of fly in the family Lauxaniidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]
Minettia longipennis is 3 to 4.5 mm. long. It is rounded with a black shiny thorax and long orange tinted wings sometimes held out at a horizontal angle. The habitat is hedgerows and wooded areas. Adults occur from May to September with a population peak in June. Larvae feed on fungi on dead leaves.
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