Cophinopoda chinensis

Cophinopoda chinensis

"Cophinopoda chinensis" is a robber fly. It is an insect of the order Diptera, and has two wings. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Robber fly, Cophinopoda chinensis, family Asilidae  Cophinopoda chinensis,Geotagged,Indonesia,Summer

Appearance

It grows to a size of about 20–29 mm. The eyes are an iridescent greenish colour.

Distribution

"Cophinopoda chinensis" is found in Japan, South Korea, parts of China, India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. In Japanese, it is called 'aome-abu' which literally means 'blue-eyed horse-fly'.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyAsilidae
GenusCophinopoda
SpeciesC. chinensis
Photographed in
Indonesia