Actina chalybea is a species of 'soldier flies' belonging to the family Stratiomyidae subfamily Beridinae.
Distribution This species is present in most of Europe.Fauna europaea Adults prefer shady and moist habitats.
Description The adults of Actina chalybea ca reach a length of long.Menno Reemer, 2014 Field Key to the Soldierflies of the Netherlands (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae) These flies have a metallic green thorax. The head is quite large and rounded, with small black antennae pointing forward. Palps are clearly visible. The eyes are green, almost contiguous in males and clearly separated in females. Forehead and thorax are covered with long black hair. The scutellum has four black spines. The abdomen is flattened and the legs are black with femora partially yellow.
Biology Adults can mostly be encountered from April through June.
Bibliography Keith Bayless - Actina species Rozkošný, R. 1998. Chapter 24. Family Stratiomyidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 2: 387–411.
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