Psilodera fasciata

Psilodera fasciata · Order: Diptera · Family: Acroceridae

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Psilodera fasciata
Photo: Cecile Roux, CC BY-SA

The banded humpback fly measures about 5 to 14 mm in length. It is most common in its genus and lives in South Africa’s Western and Eastern Cape provinces and southern Free State.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Color ranges from black to brown with yellow, orange or white spots. Eyes are bare and the head is large, set about halfway down the thorax.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults are medium-to-large flies, about 5 to 14 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found mainly in South Africa’s Western Cape, Eastern Cape and southern Free State.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is a small-headed fly native to South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Psilodera fasciata photo 3
Photo: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA
Psilodera fasciata photo 4
Photo: Cecile Roux, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

Where does Psilodera fasciata live?

It occurs in South Africa’s Western and Eastern Cape provinces and the southern part of the Free State.

Source: Wikipedia

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilodera_fasciata

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