Oxycera analis, the dark-winged soldier, is a species of soldier fly.
Distribution This rather rare species can be found in most of Europe and in the Near East.Fauna europaea
Habitat These soldier flies usually inhabit woodland springs, calcareous seepages, small streams and sometimes fens and marshes. Managing springs and seepages in woodlands
Description Oxycera analis can reach a length of and a wingspan of .Menno Reemer English text for Reemer’s field key to soldierflies of the Netherlands In males of these medium-small soldier flies the body is almost entirely black, but the scutellar tubercles can be yellowish. In any case in the females the apex of tergite 5 of the scutellum is yellowish. Moreover the scutellum has two spines. Also the abdomen is black with a single apical spot, rarely with yellow side-markings. Antennal apical consists of the two last flagellomeres. Wings show a distinct dark cloud in the otherwise clear wings.Menno Reemer Veldtabel wapen- en bastvliegen van Nederland (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae)
Biology Adults of Oxycera analis can be found in Summer, with a peak in June and July. Larvae live in the sediments and mosses associated with wetlands.Oxycera analis (Dark-winged Soldier) in FlickrR. Rozkosný A Biosystematic Study of the European Stratiomyidae (Diptera): Volume 2
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