Oxycera pygmaea
Species of fly
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Oxycera pygmaea, the pygmy soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.[8][9][10]
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| Oxycera pygmaea | |
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| Oxycera pygmaea North Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Stratiomyinae |
| Tribe: | Oxycerini |
| Genus: | Oxycera |
| Species: | O. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxycera pygmaea | |
| Synonyms | |
Description
Biology
The habitat is wetland, calcareous seepages. The flight period is from June to July.
Distribution
Northern Europe Central Europe up to southern Sweden Central
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