The peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) is a species of picture-winged flies in the genus Callopistromyia of the family Ulidiidae.[2][3] They are native to and widespread across North America. This species has recently been introduced accidentally to Europe, and is known from Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, San Marino and Croatia.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Otitinae |
| Tribe: | Myennidini |
| Genus: | Callopistromyia |
| Species: | C. annulipes
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| Callopistromyia annulipes | |
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Behaviour
editMales and females posture and strut on rotting trees or logs with their wings raised vertically and pointed forward. The resemblance to a peacock's tail is enhanced by blue reflections.
References
edit- ^ a b Macquart, P.J.M. (1855). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 5.e supplément. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–136.
- ^ Steyskal, G.C. (1979). "Biological, anatomical, and distributional notes on the genus Callopistromyia Hendel (Diptera: Otitidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 81. Entomological Society of Washington: 450–455. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Fauna Europaea project". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Kasalo, Niko; Topić, Martina; Tarandek, Anita (31 December 2021). "The first record of the peacock fly Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart, 1855 (Diptera: Ulidiidae) in Croatia revealed by social media". Natura Croatica. 30 (2): 523–528. doi:10.20302/NC.2021.30.36.
External links
edit- Valery A. Korneyev, Libor Dvořák, Elena P. Kameneva, 2014 New Records of Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart (Diptera: Ulidiidae: Otitinae: Myennidini) in Europe Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 12/2014; 5(2):10.Researchgate
29.08.2016 - New record from Slovakia, Laco Tábi, Radošina (Čertova pec), det. RNDr. Vladimír Straka, pic.: http://www.fotonet.sk/?idp=131846