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

Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822

Gelbband-Waffenfliege Banded general soldier fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Stratiomys splendens Verrall, 1909 |

  • Stratiomys potamida, female  7965
    Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822  Gelbband-Waffenfliege  Banded general soldier fly 
    Stratiomys potamida, female, conf. dendro
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2017-07-29 13:53:37
    Image number: 7965
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2017-07-29 13:53:37
    conf. dendro
  • Stratiomys potamida, female  7966
    Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822  Gelbband-Waffenfliege  Banded general soldier fly 
    Stratiomys potamida, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2017-07-29 13:53:55
    Image number: 7966
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2017-07-29 13:53:55

  • Stratiomys potamida, female  7967
    Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822  Gelbband-Waffenfliege  Banded general soldier fly 
    Stratiomys potamida, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2017-07-29 13:55:28
    Image number: 7967
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2017-07-29 13:55:28

  • Stratiomys potamida, female  7968
    Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822  Gelbband-Waffenfliege  Banded general soldier fly 
    Stratiomys potamida, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2017-07-29 13:53:58
    Image number: 7968
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2017-07-29 13:53:58

  • Stratiomys potamida, female  7969
    Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822  Gelbband-Waffenfliege  Banded general soldier fly 
    Stratiomys potamida, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2017-07-29 13:54:27
    Image number: 7969
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2017-07-29 13:54:27


Classification:
Stratiomys potamida belongs to the subfamily Stratiomyinae.
Body length:
13 - 16 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)