Stink flies
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Stink flies ( Coenomyia ferruginea ) |
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The stink flies (Coenomyiinae) are a subfamily of only 25 species in the family of wood flies . In Germany there is only the species Coenomyia ferruginea , which, with a body length of 16 to 18 millimeters, is already one of the rather large species.
The flies are squat and red to black-brown in color. They have hairy eyes that collapse in the male, the antennae are significantly shorter than the head. The label behind the chest section has two small thorns that are typical of the family. They got their name because of the intense smell that is reminiscent of herb cheese. The mostly sluggish flies can often be found on leaves near the river, the larvae often live in the ground or in brittle wood.
The native stink fly ( Coenomyia ferruginea ) is brown in color and has brown-yellow wings that are completely surrounded by the upper wing vein ( Costa vein ). The males are a little darker and have yellow spots on the side plates of the abdomen, the females are lighter with narrow golden stripes (tires). Their distribution area includes the middle and high mountains from Western Europe to South Siberia and North America.
literature
- J. Haupt, H. Haupt: Flies and mosquitoes: observation, way of life. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998
- K. Honomichl, H. Bellmann: Biology and ecology of the insects. + CD-Rom. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart 1994.
