Lonchoptera lutea

Lonchoptera lutea, the yellow spear-winged fly, is the type species of the genus Lonchoptera.

Lonchoptera lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Lonchopteridae
Genus:	Lonchoptera
Species:	L. lutea
Binomial name
Lonchoptera lutea Panzer, 1809
Synonyms
Lonchoptera cinerea Meijere, 1906 Lonchoptera flavicauda Meigen, 1824 Lonchoptera riparia Meigen, 1824 Lonchoptera palustris Meigen, 1824 Lonchoptera punctum Meigen, 1824 Lonchoptera trilineata Zetterstedt, 1848 Lonchoptera nigrimana Meigen, 1824 Lonchoptera thoracica Meigen, 1824 Lonchoptera griseola Meigen in Morge, 1975

Adults vary a great deal in colour, from yellow to dark brown.^[1] The anteroventral bristle of the middle tibia is missing from the distal half. Scutellum brown to yellow.^[2] first and second antennal segments yellow, the third being dark, with a subapical arista.

Unlike most Lonchoptera, Lonchoptera lutea shows a marked preference for unshaded habitats.^[1] It is widespread and often very common throughout most of Europe, extending into parts of Asia.