Tiny ensign fly - Themira putris (14407845257)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods, Gliederfüßer) Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, insekten) Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten) Order: Diptera (Zweiflügler) Suborder: Brachycera (true flies, mosquitos & gnats; Echte Fliegen) Infraorder: Muscomorpha Superfamily: Sciomyzoidea Family: Sepsidae WALKER, 1833 (ensign flies, Schwingfliegen) Genus: Themira ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 Themira putris LINNAEUS, 1758, male? In Berlin there are 4 generations per year. The larvae develop in sewage sludge and the imago licks nectar & honeydew. [info taken from "insektenbox" (German): www.insektenbox.de/zweifl/thempu.htm] plant stinging nettle, Brennnessel Germany, Berlin: Hasenheide (park), 30-50 m asl., 21.09.2013 IMG_3017. Date: 21 September 2013, 16:32. Source: tiny ensign fly - Themira putris. Author: gbohne from Berlin, Germany. Camera location52° 28′ 54.09″ N, 13° 25′ 01.52″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 52.481693; 13.417090.