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Coenosia agromyzina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

Distribution

This common species can be found in the Palearctic realm .

Description

Coenosia agromyzina can reach a length of 2–3.5 millimetres (0.079–0.138 in). 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.

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).

• 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

External links

• Biodiversidad Virtual
• Galerie-insecte

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• Muscidae
• Insects described in 1825
• Brachyceran flies of Europe
• Muscidae stubs