Sargus cuprarius
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Sarginae |
| Genus: | Sargus |
| Species: | S. cuprarius |
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| Sargus cuprarius | |
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Sargus cuprarius, the clouded centurion, is a European species of soldier fly. [4][5][6]
Body length 6–12 mm. Green eyes with a purple transverse line, upper edge dark or violet. Face and frons with erect fine black hair; White spot at the base of each antenna. Proboscis yellowish brown. Black antennae. A shiny metallic green blue thorax, covered with fine yellow hair ( whitish in male). Wings with distinct darker spots below stigma. Black legs, yellow knees. Abdomen copper, darker than the thorax with a purple or violet end (male); violet with a copper base (female) [7][8][9] [10]
Biology
Found in open and wooded habitats and humid places, from June. Larva in decomposing vegetable matter.
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