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Sepedon sphegea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Sciomyzidae

Genus
  
Sepedon

Order
  
Fly

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Similar
  
Fly, Pherbellia, Coremacera marginata, Tetanocera, Tetanocera arrogans

Sepedon sphegea is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. The larva feeds on aquatic snails and as an opportunist on other invertebrates. The habitat of this species includes among many others, pond margins and damp meadows. It has a particular fondness for Iris pseudacorus which grow at the edges of the pond. Adults can be found all year long but the main flight period is from March to October.

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Sepedon sphegea Wikipedia