Biology:Coenosia agromyzina
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Short description: Species of fly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Genus: | Coenosia |
| Species: | C. agromyzina
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| Coenosia agromyzina (Fallen, 1825)
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Coenosia agromyzina is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.[1][2]
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
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References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Catalogue of Life
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Insekten Box
- ↑ Lloyd Vernon Knutson, Jean-Claude Vala Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies
- ↑ Peter Skidmore The Biology of the Muscidae of the World
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q13856119 entry
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