| Rainiera calceata (Fallén, 1820) |
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Scientific name: Rainiera calceata (Fallén, 1820) Common name: French name: Order: Diptera Family: Micropezidae Wingspan : Body size: 5 to 10 mm. Biotope: The larvae grow in decaying debris or rotting wood in old tree holes. Geographic area: Western and Central Europe, Near East. Observation period : May-June. |
The diptera of the Micropezidae family have short antennae. Their body is generally thin and elongated. Their legs are long. The legs of the fore pair are shorter than those of the following pairs. You can recognize Rainiera calceata with the white colour of the base of its tarsi on the fore legs and on the hind legs. The legs are black. The mid and hind femurs show a yellowish orange subapical ring. The wings are crossed by a dark band. They are also slightly dark at the apex. |
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The fore and hind tarsi, whose base is white, are visible on this picture. |
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Upper side view showing the dark areas on the wings. The pointed abdomen indicates one female. |
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Mating. |
André Bon May 2018