Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)
(Broad Centurion)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
FamilySTRATIOMYIDAE (soldierflies)
SuperfamilySTRATIOMYOIDEA (soldier flies)
InfraorderStratiomyomorpha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion) :
1: Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
9 Jun 2012 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by pond
Image 1: Male - antennae - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged - pale background
2: Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
8 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
with attached orchid pollenia presumably of Marsh Helleborine, which was flowering abundantly
Image 1: Female - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - with orchid pollenia - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - with orchid pollenia - enlarged
3: Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Female - front three-quarter view - enlarged
4: Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Female - ventral view
5: Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
18 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on angelica
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Female - ventral view
6: Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
5 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on reed
Image 1: Male - latero-ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, M.C. Chloromyia formosa and speciosa

Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chloromyia formosa (Broad Centurion)
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