Conicera tibialis Schmitz.
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903371813 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFC1-FFC5-FE54-FE91FE065491 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Conicera tibialis Schmitz. |
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Conicera tibialis Schmitz. View in CoL The coffin fly
( Figures 5 View Figure 5 , 6 View Figure 6 )
Conicera tibialis Schmitz, 1925 .
Phora albipennis Meigen, 1830 , in part.
Conicera similis Schmitz, 1924 . Misidentification.
Conicera fallens Schmitz, 1948 .
Conicera sobria Schmitz, 1936 .
Previous records
Tenerife.
New records
La Palma, Parc National de la Caldera, Playa de Taburiente , 750 m, 20 September 20 December 1999 ( T. Domingo-Quero, MNCMN) .
Natural history
The larvae are carrion feeders, especially in buried human corpses. They are also reported as scavengers in wasp and bird nests. The adults visit a range of flowers, especially Apiaceae .
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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