Platystoma lugubre
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| Platystoma lugubre | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Platystomatidae |
| Genus: | Platystoma |
| Species: | P. lugubre |
| Binomial name | |
| Platystoma lugubre (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platystoma lugubre is a species of fly in the family Platystomatidae, commonly found in Europe and known for its distinctive wing patterns.
Subspecies include:[1]
- Platystoma lugubre corsicarum Séguy, 1932
- Platystoma lugubre lugubre (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East.[2]
Habitat
These flies mainly inhabit the edges of forests, parks, gardens, woodlands, scrubs and cemeteries.[3]