Hydrotaea aenescens | |
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H. aenescens from North Wales | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Muscidae |
Tribe: | Azeliini |
Genus: | Hydrotaea |
Species: | H. aenescens
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Binomial name | |
Hydrotaea aenescens | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Ophyra aenescens [2] |
Hydrotaea aenescens, known generally as black dump fly, is a species in the family Muscidae. Other common names include the black garbage fly and dump fly. It is found in Europe. [3][4][5] Larvae of this species are predators of Musca domestica.[6] The adults are known vectors of human botfly eggs. [2]