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Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized. However, Lyneborg and Barkemeyer (2005) report differences in leg color in animals from Rhodes, Cyprus, Israel and Pakistan. This points to a genetic differentiation of the population of south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia, and this population might at some point be recognised as a separate subspecies.


Original description



Synonyms
Musca pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Xylota proxima Say, 1824
Syritta obscuripes Strobl, 1899
Syritta albicincta Santos Abreu, 1924
Syritta vicina Szilady, 1940
Syritta flavicans Szilady, 1940
Spheginoides tenofemora Dzhafarova, 1974




Identification


Distribution
Widely distributed in Europe, northern Africa and Asia. The species is also widely distributed in northern America, where it is believed to be a recent introduction from Europe.


Biology

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