Stratiomys chamaeleon

Stratiomys chamaeleon, the clubbed general, is a European species of soldier fly. ^[9][10][11]

Stratiomys chamaeleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:	Stratiomyinae
Tribe:	Stratiomyini
Genus:	Stratiomys
Species:	S. chamaeleon
Binomial name
Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
Musca sellata Sulzer, 1761[2] Musca chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758[1] Musca spatula Scopoli, 1763[3] Musca chamelion Harris, 1778 Stratiomys nigrodentata Meigen, 1804[4] Stratiomys chamoeleon Macquart, 1826[5] Stratiomys rhaetica Jaennicke, 1866[6] Stratiomyia flavoscutellata Wulp, 1885[7] Stratiomys unguicornis Becker, 1887[8] Stratiomyia kasnakowi Pleske, 1901 Stratiomyia kosnakowi Pleske, 1901 Stratiomyia winogradowinikitini Pleske, 1922 Stratiomyia kasnakovi Pleske, 1924 Stratiomyia vinogradovinikitini Pleske, 1924

Distribution

It has a widespread Palearctic distribution, occurring in Southern Europe and parts of Asia. It has a very restricted range in Britain, where it is regarded as endangered.^[12]

Ecology

In Britain larvae have been found in tufa-rich flush systems. Elsewhere larvae of Stratiomys chamaeleon have been recorded from the margins of freshwater ponds and spring pools as well as from semi saline conditions. Adults are on the wing from late June to the middle of August, with peak occurring in mid to late July and feed on nectar, mostly from umbellifers.^[12]