Coenosia agromyzina

Coenosia agromyzina is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.[1][2]

Coenosia agromyzina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Coenosia
Species:
C. agromyzina
Binomial name
Coenosia agromyzina
(Fallen, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Anthomyia luctuosa Meigen, 1826
  • Aricia opacula Zetterstedt, 1855
  • Caenosia agromizella Rondani, 1866
  • Coenosia nigra Meigen, 1826
  • Coenosia simplex Meigen, 1826
  • Diatinoza trentina Enderlein, 1936

Distribution

This common species can be found in the Palearctic realm .[3] [4]

Description

Coenosia agromyzina can reach a length of 2–3.5 millimetres (0.079–0.138 in).[5] The thorax and abdomen show a brownish-black coloration. The antennae are black and rather elongated. Also palps are black. The legs are black. The wings are slightly brown-gray tinted. The main vein running along the leading edge of the wings ends at the cubital vein.[4][5]

Biology

Adults fly from May to October preying on small chironomids, honeydew and Hedera flowers. Larvae of these flies can be found in March feeding on tiny earthworms (Oligochaeta).[6][7]

  • Mounted specimen

References
  1. BioLib
  2. Catalogue of Life
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. 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
  5. Insekten Box
  6. Lloyd Vernon Knutson, Jean-Claude Vala Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies
  7. Peter Skidmore The Biology of the Muscidae of the World
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