Dichrostigma flavipes

Dichrostigma flavipes

Dichrostigma flavipes is a Snakefly (Raphidioptera) in the family Raphidiidae, native to (central and southern) Europe
Dichrostigma flavipes - Male Male Dichrostigma flavipes. Kindly sent to me from Germany by Ingrid Altmann (thanks! :o) as I have no chance of finding it in the Netherlands. Note: The photograph was taken in the Netherlands but THE SPECIMEN IS FROM BAVARIA, GERMANY This species DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE NETHERLANDS!! Dichrostigma,Dichrostigma flavipes,Raphidiidae,Raphidioptera,Snakefly

Naming

Dichrostigma flavipes was first described by Johann Philip Emil Friedrich Stein in 1863. The lectotype is from Greece and should currently be in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderRaphidioptera
FamilyRaphidiidae
GenusDichrostigma
SpeciesDichrostigma flavipes
Photographed in
Netherlands