Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)

Green Soldier Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca aurata Fabricius, 1787 | Musca cicur Harris, 1776 | Sargus aeneus Walckenaer, 1802 | Sargus azureus Loew, 1840 | Sargus xanthopterus Meigen, 1804 |

  • Chloromyia formosa, male 810
    Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)    Green Soldier Fly 
    Chloromyia formosa, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-07-04 13:03:52
    Image number: 810
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-07-04 13:03:52
  • Chloromyia formosa, wing 811
    Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)    Green Soldier Fly 
    Chloromyia formosa, wing
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-07-04 13:03:31
    Image number: 811
    wing
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-07-04 13:03:31
  • Chloromyia formosa, female 5662
    Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)    Green Soldier Fly 
    Chloromyia formosa, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-07-08 10:46:50
    Image number: 5662
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-07-08 10:46:50
  • Chloromyia formosa, female 5561
    Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)    Green Soldier Fly 
    Chloromyia formosa, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-07-30 10:43:44
    Image number: 5561
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-07-30 10:43:44
  • Chloromyia formosa + Misumena vatia, female 3777
    Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)    Green Soldier Fly 
    Chloromyia formosa + Misumena vatia, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-03 10:33:19
    Image number: 3777
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-03 10:33:19
  • Chloromyia formosa + Misumena vatia, female 3778
    Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)    Green Soldier Fly 
    Chloromyia formosa + Misumena vatia, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-03 10:33:05
    Image number: 3778
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-03 10:33:05

Further vernacular names:
Broad Centurion
Classification:
Chloromyia formosa belongs to the subfamily Sarginae.
Body length:
7 - 9 mm

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Menno Reemer: Veldtabel wapen- en bastvliegen van Nederland (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae), EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten, 2014
    Englische Textversion:
    Field Key to the Soldierflies of the Netherlands (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae) by Menno Reemer, 2014 (Text translated and edited for UK use by Jim Middleton and Martin C. Harvey, 2014)