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Twin-Spot Centurion Fly
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Twin-Spot Centurion Fly

Sargus bipunctatus

Sargus bipunctatus, the twin-spot centurion, is a European species of soldier fly....

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Description

Body length 10 to 14 mm. Frons less broad than in Sargus cuprarius. The mesonotum is metallic green; the abdomen brown, with a violet metallic tinge. Females have a broader build than the slender males with the base of the abdomen extensively reddish and a blackish tip bearing blue reflections. Wings slightly yellow. Red legs, tarsi brown at the apex.

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Range & habitat

Sargus bipunctatus can be found in the Trans-Caucasus Central belt and south of Western Europe.

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