Coenosia tigrina | |
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Coenosia tigrina North Wales | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Muscidae |
Genus: | Coenosia |
Species: | C. tigrina |
Binomial name | |
Coenosia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Coenosia tigrina, the hunter fly, killer fly, [1] or common tiger fly [2] , is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. Like other members of the genus, adults are predators that hunt flying insects, while larvae feed on earthworms. [3] It is found in the Palearctic. [4] [5]
Coenosia is a very large genus of true flies of the family Muscidae. Coenosia are known as tiger flies since they are predators and hunt many kinds of insects and other invertebrates.
Crumomyia roserii is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
Crumomyia fimetaria is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
Crumomyia nitida is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
Leptocera fontinalis is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
Limosina silvatica is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
Dicraeus vagans is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva feeds on Bromus.
Diplotoxa messoria is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva feeds on Poaceae
Elachiptera cornuta is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva feeds on Poaceae.It is a pest of maize and wheat.
Melanum laterale is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva feeds on Poaceae.
Meromyza pratorum is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva feeds on Poaceae such as Calamagrostis epigeios and probably other species of the genus Calamagrostis, and Leymus arenarius.
Meromyza triangulina is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and Festuca rubra.
Bradysia ocellaris is a species of fly in the family Sciaridae. It is found in the Palearctic. It has also been introduced to Australia. It feeds on fungi, and larvae can feed on cultivated plants in greenhouses.
Coenosia agromyzina is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.
Coenosia antennata is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Coenosia testacea is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Coenosia verralli is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The name honours George Henry Verrall
Tephritis leontodontis is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae feed on Scorzoneroides autumnalis.
Sciara hemerobioides is a species of fly in the family Sciaridae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Coenosia atrata is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.