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

Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gemeine Waffenfliege Clubbed General

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca chamelion Harris, 1778 | Musca sellata Sulzer, 1761 | Musca spatula Scopoli, 1763 | Stratiomyia caucasica Pleske, 1899 | Stratiomyia flavoscutellata Wulp, 1885 | Stratiomyia kasnakovi Pleske, 1924 | Stratiomyia kasnakowi Pleske, 1901 | Stratiomyia kosmakowi Bezzi, 1903 | Stratiomyia kosnakowi Pleske, 1901 | Stratiomyia vinogradovinikitini Pleske, 1924 | Stratiomyia winogradowinikitini Pleske, 1922 | Stratiomys chameleon Johnson, 1895 | Stratiomys chamoeleon Macquart, 1826 | Stratiomys nigrodentata Meigen, 1804 | Stratiomys rhaetica Jaennicke, 1866 | Stratiomys unguicornis Becker, 1887 |

  • Stratiomys chameleon, male 689
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chameleon, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 14:22:38
    Image number: 689
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 14:22:38
  • Stratiomys chameleon, male 690
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chameleon, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-12 17:56:23
    Image number: 690
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-12 17:56:23
  • Stratiomys chameleon, male 691
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chameleon, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 14:22:00
    Image number: 691
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 14:22:00
  • Stratiomys chameleon, male 692
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chameleon, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 13:44:14
    Image number: 692
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 13:44:14
  • Stratiomys chamaeleon, female 922
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chamaeleon, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-08-09 12:55:46
    Image number: 922
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-08-09 12:55:46
  • Stratiomys chamaeleon, female 920
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chamaeleon, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-08-09 11:31:19
    Image number: 920
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-08-09 11:31:19
  • Stratiomys chamaeleon, female 921
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chamaeleon, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-08-09 11:32:41
    Image number: 921
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-08-09 11:32:41
  • Stratiomys chamaeleon, female 923
    Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Waffenfliege  Clubbed General 
    Stratiomys chamaeleon, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-08-09 12:53:53
    Image number: 923
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-08-09 12:53:53

Classification:
Stratiomys chamaeleon belongs to the subfamily Stratiomyinae.
Body length:
12 - 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)