| Palloptera ustulata | |
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| Palloptera ustulata Netherlands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Pallopteridae |
| Genus: | Palloptera |
| Species: | P. ustulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Palloptera ustulata Fallen, 1820 | |
Palloptera ustulata is a species of fly in the family Pallopteridae. It is found in the Palearctic The wings are diffusely shaded brown with a darker tip. The back of the head is largely black.The face and antennae are yellow.The thorax is black with a fairly long whitish pilosity (also found on the yellow abdomen).The legs, tarsi and halteres are yellowish.Long. : 4 mm.The larvae develop under the bark of deciduous trees. It is part of a species complex and difficult to determine with certainty.
