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Broad Centurion

Chloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedinsects

The broad centurion (Chloromyia formosa) is a species in the family Stratiomyidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the broad centurion

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad centurion live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the broad centurion as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the broad centurion endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad centurion classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyStratiomyidae
  6. genusChloromyia
  7. SpeciesChloromyia formosa (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Chloromyia aurata, Chloromyia azureus, Chloromyia cicur, Chloromyia flavogeniculatus, Chloromyia xanthopterus, Chrysomyia formosa, Musca aurata, Musca cicur, Musca formosa, Nemotelus flavogeniculatus, Nemotelus fllavogeniculatus, Sargus aeneus, Sargus azureus, Sargus xanthopterus

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Broad Centurion flyEnglish
  • bráněnka zlatáCzech
  • Grøn våbenflueDanish
  • Gewöhnliche WaffenfliegeGerman
  • Chloromyie agréableFrench
  • fémzöld katonalégyHungarian
  • Cloromia magnificaItalian
  • blågrønn våpenflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • PrachtwapenvliegDutch
  • blågrøn våpenflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Zielenucha kształtnaPolish
  • Mosca-soldado-verdePortuguese
  • bránivka zelenkastáSlovak
  • Chloromyie magnifiqueFrench
  • Gewone prachtwapenvliegDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad centurion

Other species in the same genus Chloromyia.

CompareBroad Centurion vs Chloromyia bellaBroad Centurion vs Chloromyia caeligeraBroad Centurion vs Chloromyia cingulataBroad Centurion vs Chloromyia coerulea

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the broad centurion an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the broad centurion as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the broad centurion?

The broad centurion (Chloromyia formosa) belongs to the family Stratiomyidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-centurion

MLA

“Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-centurion.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_centurion_2026,
  title = {Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-centurion},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}