Biology:Cophinopoda chinensis

Short description: Species of fly

Cophinopoda chinensis
In Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Asilidae
Genus:	Cophinopoda
Species:	C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794

Cophinopoda chinensis is a robber fly. It is an insect of the order Diptera, and has two wings. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Distribution

Cophinopoda chinensis is found in Japan, South Korea , parts of China , India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia (Java and Sumatra). In Japanese, it is called 'aome-abu' (アオメアブ) which literally means 'blue-eyed horse-fly'.

Description

It grows to a size of about 20–29 mm. The eyes are an iridescent greenish colour.

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References

• "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". https://www.gbif.org/species/1663074. 

External links

• "iNaturalist". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/358411-Cophinopoda-chinensis. 

• "Geller Grimm". http://www.geller-grimm.de/korea/copold.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10749913 entry