Ptychoptera scutellaris Meigen 1818
- Dataset
- Key to Ptychopteridae (Diptera) larvae of Northern Europe, with notes on distribution and biology
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Ptychopteridae
- genus
- Ptychoptera
- species
- Ptychoptera scutellaris
description
According to data from Denmark, the larvae seem to prefer small waterbodies that are dependent on inflowing terrain-near groundwater. The waterbodies may be almost stagnant or characterized by a slow, but distinct current. The sites are typically located alongside streams. Furthermore, larvae may occur in groundwater-fed slow-flowing small streams and sites may be located in woodland as well as in open land. According to Stubbs (1993), the preference of breeding habitats in the U. K. is unclear. However, he too points at a relationship with habitats dependent on groundwater (e. g. calcareous springs and fen carr). In Denmark and Fennoscandia, the flight period is primarily in May, with fewer records from June-July. Stubbs (1993) reports that flight peaks in May-June in most districts of the U. K., occurring about a month later in northern parts.
Name
- Homonyms
- Ptychoptera scutellaris Meigen 1818