Pterotaenia fasciata

Pterotaenia fasciata · Order: Diptera · Family: Ulidiidae

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Pterotaenia fasciata
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Pterotaenia fasciata is a picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiidae. It occurs in Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Pterotaenia fasciata is a picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Pterotaenia fasciata belongs to the genus Pterotaenia of the Ulidiidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Pterotaenia fasciata photo 3
Photo: Sol Quipildor, CC BY-SA
Pterotaenia fasciata photo 4
Photo: Sol Quipildor, CC BY-SA

Same family (Ulidiidae)

Common Picture-winged FlyCommon Picture-winged FlyDelphinia pictaPeacock FlyPeacock FlyCallopistromyia annulipesPicture-winged FlyPicture-winged FlyPhysiphora alceaeBlack Onion FlyBlack Onion FlyTritoxa flexaEuxesta elutaEuxesta elutaEuxesta elutaDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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