Beris vallata, the orange legionnaire or common orange legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly. Beris vallata Beris vallata (Common Orange Legionnaire) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Stratiomyidae Subfamily: Beridinae Genus: Beris Species: B. vallata Binomial name Beris vallata (Forster, 1771) Synonyms Musca vallata Forster, 1771 Body length 5.0 to 6.0 mm. Abdomen entirely matt yellow, without black bands. All tibiae black in apical half. Wings of female yellowish with brown pterostigma; wings of male blackish. Pubescence of abdomen black in male, yellow in female. Biology The flight period is may to September. A hedgerow species. One larvae microhabitat is Bryophyta. The larva feeds on dead leaves and puparia have been found among fallen decomposing leaves. Adults feed on pollen and nectar including that of Tanacetum vulgare. #pindleindonesia #guidebook #guidebookII