Coenosia tigrina

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Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina, Trawscoed, North Wales, Aug 2010 (16181380013).jpg
Coenosia tigrina North Wales
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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]

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<i>Crumomyia fimetaria</i> Species of fly

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<i>Crumomyia nitida</i> Species of fly

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<i>Leptocera fontinalis</i> Species of fly

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<i>Limosina silvatica</i> Species of fly

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<i>Dicraeus vagans</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Diplotoxa messoria</i> Species of fly

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

<i>Elachiptera cornuta</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Melanum laterale</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Meromyza pratorum</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Meromyza triangulina</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Bradysia ocellaris</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Coenosia agromyzina</i> Species of fly

Coenosia agromyzina is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.

<i>Coenosia antennata</i> Species of fly

Coenosia antennata is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

<i>Coenosia testacea</i> Species of fly

Coenosia testacea is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

<i>Coenosia verralli</i> Species of fly

Coenosia verralli is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The name honours George Henry Verrall

<i>Tephritis leontodontis</i> Species of fly

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.

<i>Sciara hemerobioides</i> Species of fly

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.

References

  1. "Species Coenosia tigrina". BugGuide.net.
  2. "Tiger Fly Coenosia tigrina".
  3. Morris, Dael E.; Cloutier, Conrad (31 May 2012). "BIOLOGY OF THE PREDATORY FLY COENOSIA TIGRINA (FAB.)(DIPTERA: ANTHOMYIIDAE): REPRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND LARVAL FEEDING ON EARTHWORMS IN THE LABORATORY". The Canadian Entomologist. Cambridge University Press. 119 (4). doi:10.4039/Ent119381-4.
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN   81-205-0080-6 ISBN   81-205-0081-4