Ptychoptera contaminata (Linnaeus 1758)
- 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 contaminata
description
In Denmark, the larvae are primarily found in marginal areas of small stagnant waters (permanent ponds, pools, canals and ditches), but they may also occur in small streams (width <3 m). In the U. K., breeding places are coastal ditches, lowland ponds, lakes, canals and very slow-flowing rivers, and they may occur at steep banks (Stubbs 1993). Adults have an extended flight period from May to August (Fennoscandia) or September (Denmark, Netherlands, U. K.).