Helle Hausfliege, Phaonia pallida, m., Volkmar Brockhaus

Helle Hausfliege, Phaonia pallida, m., Volkmar Brockhaus

Die Helle Hausfliege lebt von Mitte Juni bis in den September vorwiegend in Wäldern mit feuchten Biotopen. Die Fliegen erreichen eine Körperlänge bis 8mm, sie ernähren sich von Blütenpollen und Nektar.
Phaonia pallida, the muscid fly or orange muscid fly, is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.
Phaonia pallida can reach a length of about 5.5–7.9 millimetres (0.22–0.31 in). These flies have an orange body with a hairy thorax. The antennae are composed by three articles and bear a feathery arista. The legs and the balancers are yellow, while the tarsi are black. The eyes are dark red, separated by a yellow marking in the females, while in males they are very close to each other.
They fly from May to September, feeding on nectar of flowers (especially of Heracleum sphondylium). Its larvae have been found growing in various fungi (Amanita rubescens, Clitocybe nebularis, Paralepista flaccida, Xerula radicata, Hymenopellis radicata, Amanita muscaria) but also in rotten wood and under tree bark. The last larval instar of Phaonia pallida is carnivorous, feeding on small insects. Wikipedia