Coenosia attenuata

Coenosia attenuata
Coenosia attenuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Coenosia
Species: C. attenuate
Binomial name
Coenosia attenuate
Stein, 1903

Coenosia attenuata (also sometimes cited as Coenosia attenuate), commonly called "hunter fly," is a predatory fly native to Southern Europe. It was first discovered in the United States in 2001 by an Integrated Pest Management scout in a greenhouse in New York State. It has since been found throughout North and South America. Coenosia have shown promise as a biological control agent of fungus gnats, shore flies, and other common greenhouse pests.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hoebeke, E.R., Sensenbach, E.J., Sanderson, J.P., Wraight, S.P. First Report of Coenosia attenuata Stein (Diptera: Muscidae), an Old World 'Hunter Fly,' in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 2003. v. 105. p. 769-775.
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