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Tiger Fly

Coenosia tigrina

Description:

Tiger Fly with ashy gray body and red eyes. Average size approxiamately 10-12mm long.

Habitat:

Fennel frond in urban vegetable garden.

Notes:

1 species ID suggestions

Tiger Fly
Coenosia tigrina

4 Comments

misako
misako a year ago

That is amazing that you can ID it from the wings! I had someone do that with a bee once.

ChristineFisher
ChristineFisher a year ago

You're welcome :) If you hadn't had such a clear picture of the wings, I wouldn't have felt safe making the suggestion, so pat yourself on the back!

misako
misako a year ago

Thank you so much for the ID ChristineFisher!

ChristineFisher
ChristineFisher a year ago

Hi! Neither Wiki nor EOL has a description of this predatory fly. While trying to i.d., I compared wing veining on Bug Guide. It does range through California, and is found internationally. http://bugguide.net/node/view/518144

Emeryville, California, USA

Lat: 37.83, Long: -122.28

Spotted on May 20, 2012
Submitted on May 23, 2012

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