Gymnosoma nudifrons

Gymnosoma nudifrons is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.[1]

Gymnosoma nudifrons
Gymnosoma nudifrons male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tachinidae
Subfamily:
Phasiinae
Tribe:
Phasiini
Genus:
Gymnosoma
Species:
G. nudifrons
Binomial name
Gymnosoma nudifrons
Herting, 1966

Distribution

This Palaearctic species is present in most of Europe, Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Russia (to Far East) and China.[2][3][4]

Habitat

These flies mainly inhabit hedge rows, wet meadows and roadsides.[5]

Description
Female

Gymnosoma nudifrons can reach a length of 5–7.5 millimetres (0.20–0.30 in).[5] These parasitic flies have a black thorax and a spherical yellowish-red abdomen with reduced bristles and black markings, often large and triangle-shaped, sometimes touching. On the inner side of the eyes there are black stripes. The males of this species have yellowish dusting on the first part of the thorax. This species is very similar to Gymnosoma rotundatum.[6][7][8]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to September. They feed on nectar and pollen of various flowers, especially of Angelica sylvestris, Tripleurospermum inodorum and Anthriscus species. Larvae feed on Pentatomidae.[5]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. O'Hara, James E.; Shima, Hiroshi; Zhang, Chuntian (2009). "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" (PDF). Zootaxa. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 2190: 1–236. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  4. Catalogue of life
  5. J.K. Lindsey Commanster
  6. George C. Steyskal Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR
  7. Un monde dans mon jardin
  8. Tuin-this


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