Clairvillia biguttata

Clairvillia biguttata
	Male of the C. biguttata species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Genus:	Clairvillia
Species:	C. biguttata
Binomial name
	Clairvillia biguttata; (Meigen, 1824)
Synonyms
	Clairvillia dispar Rondani, 1861; Clairvillia flavipalpis Rondani, 1868; Clairvillia forcipata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863; Clairvillia ocypterina Schiner, 1861; Clairvillia pusilla Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830;

Clairvillia biguttata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

Description

Clairvillia biguttata can reach a length of 5.5–6.5 millimetres (0.22–0.26 in). The thorax is shining black. Also the abdomen is mainly black, but the first three tergites are reddish with a black longitudinal stripe. Males show erect hairs on the dorsal surface of abdominal tergites three and four. These flies are parasites of Coriomeris denticulatus (Coreidae).

Distribution

This species can be found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland.

References

Biolib
Fauna Europaea
Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR, Volume 5 1989 - Nature
Biostor.org

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