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Small plain stiletto

Thereva fulva (Meigen, 1804)

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the small 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 small plain stiletto live?

Not recorded

Is the small 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 small plain stiletto classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTherevidae
  6. genusThereva
  7. SpeciesThereva fulva (Meigen, 1804)

Synonyms Bibio fulva, Thereva flavilabris

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small 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 small plain stiletto?

The small plain stiletto (Thereva fulva) 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). Small plain stiletto (Thereva fulva). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-plain-stiletto

MLA

“Small plain stiletto (Thereva fulva).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-plain-stiletto.

BibTeX
@misc{small_plain_stiletto_2026,
  title = {Small plain stiletto (Thereva fulva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-plain-stiletto},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}