Oplodontha viridula

Oplodontha viridula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:	Stratiomyinae
Tribe:	Stratiomyini
Genus:	Oplodontha
Species:	O. viridula
Binomial name
	Oplodontha viridula; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Musca microleon Harris, 1776; Oplodontha hydrodromia (Walker, 1851); Oplodontha microleon (Harris, 1776); Oplodontha subvittata (Meigen, 1822); Stratiomys hydrodromia Walker, 1851; Stratiomys subvittata Meigen, 1822; Stratiomys viridula Fabricius, 1775;

Oplodontha viridula, the common green colonel, is a European species of soldier fly. ^[1]

References

larva in a pool

^ Stubbs, A.; Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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