Incertella albipalpis (Meigen, 1830)

Nartshuk, Emilia P., Polevoi, Alexei V. & Przhiboro, Andrey A., 2020, A review of grass flies (Diptera, Chloropidae) of Karelia and Murmansk Province of Russia, Fauna norvegica 40, pp. 47-92 : 52

Incertella albipalpis (Meigen, 1830)

Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lps : 2 males, Pechenga; 1 female, Trifonovo; 1 male, 3 females, Lotta River, Poppius, Platonoff ( NHMH) ; Lim: Kirovsk, 1.VIII.1974, Kasparyan ( ZISP) . Karelia. Kk: 3 males, 1 female, Nikol’skaya Bay , 28.VII.1996, Przhiboro ( ZISP) ; Kon : 1 female, 1 male, Konchezero , 8.VII.1942, Tiensuu ( NHMH) ; 2 males, 2 females, Lisitsyno , 4.VII.2004, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kol : 1 male, Gizhino ( NHMH) .

Distribution: Transpalaearctic polyzonal species, ranges from the British Isles to Japan.

Biological notes: Common species of various meadows, forest edges and agricultural fields. Larvae phytophagous or saprophagous, develop in shoots of different grasses including cereals.