Phaonia pallida (Fabricius 1787)

Phaonia pallida, the muscid fly or orange muscid fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

This species is distributed across parts of the Palearctic – Europe (including Sicily and the Azores), Russia, and Asia (Israel, Turkey, and Iran).^[2][3] These flies mainly inhabit deciduous forests and woodland, especially spruce forest edge.^[4][5]

Description

Male

Phaonia pallida can reach a length of about 5.5–7.9 millimetres (0.22–0.31 in). These flies have an orange body with a very hairy thorax.^[4][5] The antennae are composed by three articles and bear a feathery arista. The legs and the balancers are yellow, while the tarsi are black. The eyes are dark red, separated by a yellow marking in the females, while in males they are very close to each other.^[6]

Biology

Adults fly from May to September, feeding on nectar of flowers (especially of Heracleum sphondylium).^[4][5][6] Its larvae have been found growing in various fungi (Amanita rubescens, Clitocybe nebularis, Paralepista flaccida, Xerula radicata, Hymenopellis radicata, Amanita muscaria) ^[6] but also in rotten wood and under tree bark.^[5][7] The last larval instar of Phaonia pallida is carnivorous, feeding on small insects.^[5][8]

Bibliography

• Chandler, Peter J. (2010). A Dipterist's Handbook (2nd Edition). The Amateur Entomologist. 15. Orpington, Kent, England: Amateur Entomologists' Society. pp. 525pp
• D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
• Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.

References

• Data related to Phaonia pallida at Wikispecies
• Media related to Phaonia pallida at Wikimedia Commons

Phaonia pallida adolah langau dari famili Muscidae. Langau iko juo marupokan bagian dari ordo Diptera, kelas Insecta, filum Arthropoda, dan kingdom Animalia.

Evolusi

Lambrecht (1980: 369) mampakiroan bahwa famili Muscidae barasal dari maso Perm, walaupun alun ditamuan fosil nan labiah tuo dari maso Eosen.

Rujuakan

• Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/Muscidae. Diakses pado 24 September 2012.

Phaonia pallida is een vliegensoort uit de familie van de echte vliegen (Muscidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1787 door Fabricius.

Phaonia pallida^[1] este o specie de muște din genul Phaonia, familia Muscidae. A fost descrisă pentru prima dată de Fabricius în anul 1787.^[1][2] Conform Catalogue of Life specia Phaonia pallida nu are subspecii cunoscute.^[1]

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