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Common tiger fly

Coenosia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The common tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina) is a species in the family Muscidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the common tiger fly

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 common tiger fly live?

Not recorded

Is the common tiger fly 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 common tiger fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyMuscidae
  6. genusCoenosia
  7. SpeciesCoenosia tigrina (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Caenosia sexmaculata, Caricea analis, Caricea communis, Caricea felina, Caricea fusca, Caricea leonina, Caricea pallipes, Caricea paludosa, Caricea plumosula, Caricea tigrina, Caricea tristis, Caricea vittata, Caricea vulgaris, Coenosia rapax, Coenosia sexmaculata, Musca rapax, Musca tigrina, Spilogaster geniculata, Spilogaster tibialis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • drobnička draváCzech
  • Kleine RaubhausfliegeGerman
  • Mouche tigreFrench
  • Tigrinė cenozijaLithuanian
  • 虎穢蠅Chinese
  • Coénosie tigréeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common tiger fly

Other species in the same genus Coenosia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common tiger fly?

The common tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina) belongs to the family Muscidae in the order Diptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tiger-fly

MLA

“Common tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tiger-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{common_tiger_fly_2026,
  title = {Common tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tiger-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}