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Large plain stiletto

Thereva cinifera Meigen, 1830

Status not recordedinsects

The large plain stiletto (Thereva cinifera) is a species in the family Therevidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the large plain 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 large plain stiletto live?

Not recorded

Is the large plain 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 large plain stiletto classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTherevidae
  6. genusThereva
  7. SpeciesThereva cinifera Meigen, 1830

Synonyms Thereva modesta, Thereva subfasciata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • tuhkatikarikärpänenFinnish
  • tvestripet stilettflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grauwe viltvliegDutch
  • tvistripet stilettflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • KwelderviltvliegDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large plain stiletto

Other species in the same genus Thereva.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the large plain stiletto?

The large plain stiletto (Thereva cinifera) belongs to the family Therevidae in the order Diptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large plain stiletto (Thereva cinifera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-plain-stiletto

MLA

“Large plain stiletto (Thereva cinifera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-plain-stiletto.

BibTeX
@misc{large_plain_stiletto_2026,
  title = {Large plain stiletto (Thereva cinifera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-plain-stiletto},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}