Seioptera vibrans (Ulidiidae) - Rotstirnige Schmuckfliege

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First I thought it to be a Sepsid fly, but the head looks quite different.. eventually I found a photo by Ophrus: www.flickr.com/photos/52163027@N02/27268592444/in/datepos...A common saprophylic species, often found in association with rotting plant matter(vegetables, hay, compost), sometimes attracted to dung [www.degruyter.com/view/j/vzoo.2008.42.issue-4-5/v10058-00...].L: 5-6 mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Zweiflgler)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: TephritoideaFamily Ulidiidae MACQUART, 1835 [Syn.: Otitidae] (picture-winged flies, Schmuckfliegen)Subfamily Ulidiinae MACQUART, 1835Tribus: Seiopterini KAMENEVA & KORNEYEV, 1994Genus: Seioptera KIRBY, 1817Seioptera vibrans LINNAEUS, 1758 (Rotstirnige Schmuckfliege)Some info: www.naturespot.org.uk/species/seioptera-vibrans(German): www.insektenbox.de/zweifl/rotfli.htmGermany, N-Hesse, Kassel: vic. Dnche, ca. 180m asl., 02.06.2013IMG_0111