| 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]
References
- ↑ "Species Coenosia tigrina". BugGuide.net.
- ↑ "Tiger Fly Coenosia tigrina".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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
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