Nemotelus uliginosus, the barred snout, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly.[2][3][4]
Length 5—5,5 mm. Male: the abdomen is white with black spots. The cubital vein is forked. The venter is black with white incisures and a white spot. Female: the snout (rostellum) is long, the white spots above the antennae are linear and oblique, nearly meeting in the middle.[5][6][7] [8]
The habitat is saltmarsh, waste ground and unimproved grassland, usually coastal. Adults are found from June to early September, peaking in July. Adults feed on pollen and nectar including that of Alisma plantago-aquatica, Cirsium, umbelliferae
North, South USSR Siberia, Kazakhstan. North and Central Europe, in north to middle Sweden and in South to northern France. North Africa
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Nemotelus uliginosus, the barred snout, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly.
De kreken-snuitwapenvlieg (Nemotelus uliginosus) is een vliegensoort uit de familie van de wapenvliegen (Stratiomyidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1767 door Linnaeus.
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