Cylindromyia brassicaria
Cylindromyia brassicaria is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Distribution and habitat
This species occurs in the Palearctic realm, in Central Asia, China and in large parts of Europe. In addition to Western. Europe and Central Europe, the distribution area includes the British Isles, Scandinavia and Southern Europe. The typical habitat of Cylindromyia brassicaria are meadows and hedges rows.Description
Cylindromyia brassicaria reaches a body length of about.The middle section of the abdomen of the otherwise grey-black flies is reddish-orange. A black wedge protrudes into the reddish-orange-colored area. These flies have black bristles. The transparent wings are colored orange on the inner leading edge. Below the wings are white lobes. In the female, the red-brown eyes are separated by a white area with a black center line.
Tergites 4 and 5 are black, sometimes also a black longitudinal stripe is present on tergite 3. Abdomen is without discal bristles. Tergite 2 ventrally only with hairs, often almost bare. Back of the head with white hairs only. In the males the hind legs and the ventral side of tergite 3 show normal, short hairs. In the females tergite 4 has only 4 marginal bristles.