Seioptera vibrans is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Seioptera of the family Ulidiidae.[1][2][3]

Seioptera vibrans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Genus: Seioptera
Species:
S. vibrans
Binomial name
Seioptera vibrans
Synonyms

Musca vibrans Linnaeus, 1758

The 5 to 6 mm long body is shiny black to blue, the head has a red forehead (frons) and a furrowed face. Both wings are transparent and tipped with a dark spot.[4][5] The adults fly from May to September near trees, bushes, hedges; once landed, they wave their wings constantly. They feed on flower pollen and small insects ( aphids ). The larvae live in litter (decomposing plants that they help to transform).

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report - Error".
  2. ^ vibrans
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  4. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I. II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  5. ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
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