Nemotelus pantherinus
Species of fly
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Nemotelus pantherinus, the fen snout, is a European species of soldier fly.[4][5][6]
| Nemotelus pantherinus | |
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| Nemotelus pantherinus female | |
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| Nemotelus pantherinus male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Genus: | Nemotelus |
| Subgenus: | Camptopelta |
| Species: | N. pantherinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemotelus pantherinus | |
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Description
Black. – Male has a white frons; the abdomen is white at the base and black at the tip. Female: The abdomen is edged with white with a row of white dorsal spots. The legs are black; the ends of the femurs, tibias, and tarsi yellowish and the middle of the third tibias brown. Wings glassy with white veins. Halters yellow or whitish. - L. 3.5-5 mm. [7]
Biology
It is found in wetlands and dune slacks.
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