Sargus flavipes explained

Sargus flavipes, the yellow-legged centurion, is a European species of soldier fly.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Body length: 7–9 mm. Yellow legs. Males have a green abdomen and thorax; females have a black abdomen with purple reflections.

Biology

The habitat is meadowland and woodland. The adult flies from May to October.Larvae have been found in cow dung and compost.

Distribution

It is found in Europe, including European Russia.

External links

• Ecology of Commanster

Notes and References

1. Book: Stubbs . Alan E . Drake . Martin . British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) . 2014 . . Reading . 9781899935079 . 528 pp, 20 plates . 2.
2. Woodley . N.E. . A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera) . Myia . 2001 . 11 . 1–462. 7 December 2022.
3. Book: Zeegers . T. . Schulten . A. . Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe . 2022 . Jeugdbondsuitgeverij . Graveland . 9789051070682 . 256pp.