Cophinopoda chinensis

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 species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. No subspecies are currently listed in the Catalogue of Life.[1]

Distribution

Cophinopoda chinensis is distributed across East and South Asia, including Japan, South Korea, China, India (including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Sri Lanka, and parts of Indonesia such as Java and Sumatra. In Japanese, it is known as 'aome-abu' (アオメアブ), literally meaning "blue-eyed horsefly", although the species is a robber fly (family Asilidae).

Description

Adults typically measure 20–29 mm in length. The compound eyes are iridescent green.

Behaviour

Like other robber flies, C. chinensis is predatory and feeds on other insects, which it captures in flight.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

References

  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life".
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