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Long-horned general

Stratiomys longicornis (Scopoli, 1763)

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The long-horned general (Stratiomys longicornis) is a species in the family Stratiomyidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the long-horned general

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
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Where does the long-horned general live?

Not recorded

Is the long-horned general 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 long-horned general classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyStratiomyidae
  6. genusStratiomys
  7. SpeciesStratiomys longicornis (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Hirtea efflatouni, Hirtea longicornis, Hirtea surcoufi, Musca tenebricus, Stratiomyia fiavolimbata, Stratiomyia flavifrons, Stratiomyia flavoscutellata, Stratiomyia longicornis, Stratiomyia longicornis flavoscutellata, Stratiomyia longicornis palaestinensis, Stratiomyia palaestinensis, Stratiomyia pleskei, Stratiomyia segnis, Stratiomyia strigata var. pallida, Stratiomyia surcoufi, Stratiomys anubis, Stratiomys efflatouni, Stratiomys flavifrons, Stratiomys flavolimbata, Stratiomys flavoscutellata, Stratiomys hirtuosa, Stratiomys lambessiana, Stratiomys nubeculosa, Stratiomys palaestinensis, Stratiomys pallida, Stratiomys segnis, Stratiomys striata, Stratiomys strigata, Stratiomys strigata var. pallida, Stratiomys surcoufi, Stratiomys tenebrica, Stratiomys thoracica, Stratiomys tomentosa, Stratiomys tongicornis, Stratiomys villosa

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • جنرال طويل القرونArabic
  • bráněnka dlouhoroháCzech
  • Langhorn-WaffenfliegeGerman
  • Stratiomide lunghe cornaItalian
  • 긴뿔동애등에Korean
  • Ilgaūsė plokščiamusėLithuanian
  • Harige langsprietwapenvliegDutch
  • Zmrużek długorogiPolish
  • svart jättevapenflugaSwedish
  • Коловодниця довгорогаUkrainian
  • Straziomide lunghe cornaItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the long-horned general

Other species in the same genus Stratiomys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the long-horned general?

The long-horned general (Stratiomys longicornis) belongs to the family Stratiomyidae in the order Diptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-horned general (Stratiomys longicornis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-horned-general

MLA

“Long-horned general (Stratiomys longicornis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-horned-general.

BibTeX
@misc{long_horned_general_2026,
  title = {Long-horned general (Stratiomys longicornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-horned-general},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}