Cophinopoda chinensis
In Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Asilidae
Genus:	Cophinopoda
Species:	C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794

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. ^[1]

Distribution

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

Description

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

Gallery

References

• "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". Retrieved 10 January 2020.

External links

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• "iNaturalist". Retrieved 10 January 2020.

• "Geller Grimm". Retrieved 10 January 2020.