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

Odontomyia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)

Black Colonel

Synonyms and other combinations:

Odontomyia atrata Verrall, 1909 | Odontomyia signata Jaennicke, 1866 | Stratiomys geniculata Stephens, 1829 | Stratiomys nigrita Fallen, 1817 |

  • Odontomyia tigrina, male 693
    Odontomyia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)    Black Colonel 
    Odontomyia tigrina, male, det. Paul Beuk
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-28 11:51:02
    Image number: 693
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-28 11:51:02
    det. Paul Beuk
  • Odontomyia tigrina, male 694
    Odontomyia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)    Black Colonel 
    Odontomyia tigrina, male, det. Paul Beuk
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-28 11:51:21
    Image number: 694
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-28 11:51:21
    det. Paul Beuk
  • Odontomyia tigrina, female 698
    Odontomyia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)    Black Colonel 
    Odontomyia tigrina, female, det. Paul Beuk
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-21 12:50:14
    Image number: 698
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-21 12:50:14
    det. Paul Beuk
  • Odontomyia tigrina, male 699
    Odontomyia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)    Black Colonel 
    Odontomyia tigrina, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-27 12:06:21
    Image number: 699
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-27 12:06:21

Classification:
Odontomyia tigrina belongs to the subfamily Stratiomyinae.
Body length:
7.5 - 11.15 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)