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| Taurus fly | The Taurus fly (Cyrtus gibbus) belongs to the order (Diptera), the suborder Brachycera , intraorder Asilomorpha, Nemestrinoidea and to the family Acroceridae. It belongs to the genus Cyrtus.
The Taurus fly can be found throughout southern Europe, but is rare. It is medium-sized, compact and almost spherical in shape. It is mostly yellow in colour and has black spots and ligatures. It is covered in fine hairs.
The head is spherical and blac...
...ch the halteres are covered. The abdomen is yellow and with black spots on the top as also with three black bandages , which to the rear end are wedge-shaped and extended. The legs are long , thin and from reddish-yellow to yellow in colour.
The Taurus fly feeds on the nectar of the various plant species whose blossoms she visits. The female lays her eggs on branches of trees or on blades of grass. The number of eggs (located singly or in or in small clusters) can amount to more than 1000.
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