Coenosia tigrina explained

Coenosia tigrina, the hunter fly, killer fly,^[1] or common tiger fly,^[2] is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. Like other members of the genus, adults are predators that hunt flying insects, while larvae feed on earthworms.^[3] It is found in the Palearctic.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Coenosia tigrina . BugGuide.net .
2. Web site: Tiger Fly Coenosia tigrina.
3. Morris . Dael E. . Cloutier . Conrad . 31 May 2012 . BIOLOGY OF THE PREDATORY FLY COENOSIA TIGRINA (FAB.)(DIPTERA: ANTHOMYIIDAE): REPRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND LARVAL FEEDING ON EARTHWORMS IN THE LABORATORY . The Canadian Entomologist . 119 . 4 . 10.4039/Ent119381-4 . Cambridge University Press . subscription .
4. [Fauna Europaea]
5. 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.