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Common stiletto

Thereva nobilitata (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The common stiletto (Thereva nobilitata) is a species in the family Therevidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the common stiletto

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common stiletto live?

Not recorded

Is the common stiletto endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common stiletto classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTherevidae
  6. genusThereva
  7. SpeciesThereva nobilitata (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Bibio nobilitata, Musca nobilis, Nemotelus hirtus, Sylvicola monos, Thereva cincta, Thereva circumscripta, Thereva funebris, Thereva hirtus, Thereva monos

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Almindelig stiletflueDanish
  • Gewöhnliche StilettfliegeGerman
  • jalotikarikärpänenFinnish
  • stor stilettflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone viltvliegDutch
  • stor stilettflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Dziewierka łąkowaPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common stiletto

Other species in the same genus Thereva.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common stiletto?

The common stiletto (Thereva nobilitata) belongs to the family Therevidae in the order Diptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common stiletto (Thereva nobilitata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stiletto

MLA

“Common stiletto (Thereva nobilitata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stiletto.

BibTeX
@misc{common_stiletto_2026,
  title = {Common stiletto (Thereva nobilitata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stiletto},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}