Seioptera vibrans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ulidiidae |
Genus: | Seioptera |
Species: | S. vibrans
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Binomial name | |
Seioptera vibrans | |
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Seioptera vibrans is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Seioptera of the family Ulidiidae.[1][2][3]
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).