Oxycera leonina explained

Oxycera leonina, the twin-spotted major, is a European species of soldier fly.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Adult body length 5.5 to 8 mm. Wing length 5.5 to 6 mm. In both male and female, the scutellum has two spines. The abdomen is nearly all black except for small bits of yellow at the tip and the base.

Distribution

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.^[1]

More recently it has also been found in Turkey.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Woodley . N.E. . A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera) . Myia . 2001 . 11 . 1–462. 7 December 2022.
2. Book: Stubbs . Alan E . Drake . Martin . British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) . 2014 . . Reading . 9781899935079 . 528 pp, 20 plates . 2.
3. Book: Zeegers . T. . Schulten . A. . Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe . 2022 . Jeugdbondsuitgeverij . Graveland . 9789051070682 . 256 pp.
4. ÜSTÜNER . Turgay . HASBENLİ . Abdullah . ÇAĞLAR . Üzeyir . Türkiye'den Oxycera (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) cinsine ait üç yeni kayıt . Türkiye Entomoloji Bülteni . 26 November 2015 . 5 . 4 . 179 . 2146-975X . 10.16969/teb.79961 . free .