| Coremacera marginata | |
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| Coremacera marginata. Dorsal view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sciomyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Sciomyzinae |
| Tribe: | Tetanocerini |
| Genus: | Coremacera |
| Species: | C. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Coremacera marginata (Fabricius, 1775) | |
| Synonyms | |
Coremacera marginata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Subspecies include: [1]
This species occurs in most of Europe and in the Near East. [2] These flies can be encountered in grasslands and woodlands,
The adults of Coremacera marginata grow up to 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) long. These flies have a slender, dark greyish body. The prominent eyes are reddish. The brown-yellowish antennae are forward-pointing, with a hairy 3rd segment and a whitish arista. The dark grey wings are mottled with greyish spots. [3] [4]
Adults feed on nectar or sipping dew. Larvae prey on several terrestrial genera of snails. [5]
The family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.
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