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Coenosia attenuata
Coenosia attenuata (also sometimes cited as Coenosia attenuate), commonly called "hunter fly" or It is well known under the name "killer fly", is a predatory fly belonging to the family Muscidae.
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Description
Adults of Coenosia attenuata can reach a length of 2.5–4 millimetres (0.098–0.157 in). These tiny killer flies have a pale brownish or greyish body, with big reddish eyes. Antennae and legs are yellow in males. Females have brownish frons, with a golden ocellar triangle. Antennae and femora are black and the abdomen shows distinct black bands, that are missing in the males.
Range & habitat
This species is native to Southern Europe, where it is present in Spain, France, Italy, Germany and Greece. It has now a worldwide distribution and it can also be found in the Afrotropical realm, in the Australasian realm, in the East Palearctic realm, in the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, in the Neotropical realm, in North Africa and in the Oriental realm. It was first discovered in the United States in 2001 by an Integrated Pest Management scout in a greenhouse in New York State. It has since been found throughout North and South America.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 326603.