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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Stratiomyinae » Stratiomyini » Odontomyia

Genus Odontomyia

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Works Cited
Soldier Fly - Odontomyia virgo? - Odontomyia virgo Stratiomyidae, lateralX - Odontomyia virgo - male ? - Odontomyia cincta - male soldier fly - Odontomyia cincta Fly - Odontomyia Soldier Fly - Odontomyia cincta Stratiomyidae - Odontomyia - female Fly sp - Odontomyia virgo
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha
Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)
Subfamily Stratiomyinae
Tribe Stratiomyini
Genus Odontomyia
Explanation of Names
Odontomyia Meigen 1803
Numbers
31 spp. (in 3 subgenera) in our area, ~220 total(1)
Size
9‒12 mm
Identification
Key in (2)
Range
much of the world
Habitat
Woodlands, fields, usually near water; larvae aquatic
Season
Apr‒Jun in NC, May‒Jul in MN
Food
Adults take nectar, also sometimes found on dung; larvae feed on algae
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid on the edge of body of water. Larvae stick tip of abdomen up through water surface to obtain air.
Works Cited
1.A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera)
Woodley N.E. 2001. North American Dipterists' Society. Washington, DC. 475 pp.
2.The genus Odontomyia in America north of Mexico (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)
M.T. James. 1936. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 29:, 517-550.
Contributed by Cotinis on 4 October, 2004 - 10:49pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 25 May, 2024 - 5:48pm

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